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Green Box swings into GMF By Pat Hill
phill@colorado communitymedia.com A world premiere that had grownups shedding their inhibitions, throwing caution to the winds, the debut of musical swings in Green Mountain Falls is creating a sensation in the mountain community. In a media splash June 23 that featured the designer, Melissa Mongiat, the swings tapped the inner child of the journalists who, with alacrity, dropped their notebooks and cameras to go for it. It didn’t take long for the swingers to glean their roles in the symphony of sounds emitted from the seats, pink for piano, blue for harp, green for guitar and yellow for the vibraphone. With vigorous pumping, as in bygone days, the swingers controlled the melodies. Besting the adults was a youngster flying through the air with abandon. Mongiat, who, with her partner Mouna Andraos, created the swings in the
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Montreal-based studio Daily tous les jours. Mongiat gave an overview of the studio’s theme: “It is so delightful to work in Green Mountain Falls; you’ve been really welcoming and warm. We’re very excited to present this piece to you. In Montreal there are musical swings that opened in 2011; ever since then we’ve been working on a tourist version. This is the premiere in Green Mountain Falls and it’s really unique because there are 10 swings where people are swinging together. But it’s also the context of Green Mountain Falls. We are an interactive design studio and work a lot in public spaces. We are used to working in spaces that are depressed, usually invisible to the public and we try to bring vitality and often beautify that little bit of space. Here it’s the opposite — you have this amazing setting, astonishing mountains to view while you’re swinging, the air you breathe, it’s really about not only connecting people but about experiencing nature. This is an exercise in musical cooperation, the higher you swing the higher the notes. The secret ingredient: When people swing in synchronicity more complex melodies are created. But I think the magic happens when you’re sitting on the swings.” The swings are free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day from June 23 to July 13. The swings introduce the annual Green Box Arts Festival, a gift to the resi-
Whoppee! Looks like officials and a couple of residents are getting their kicks out of the musical swings in Green Mountain Falls. From left, after the child, Michael Butts, trustee; Lorrie Worthey, mayor; and Dick Bratton, former mayor. Photos by Pat Hill
‘It is so delightful to work in Green Mountain Falls; you’ve been really welcoming and warm. We’re very excited to present this piece to you.’ Melissa Mongiat dents from the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, the Kirkpatrick Bank and Christian Keesee. The festival begins with a community block party and family concert from 6 to 9 p.m. July 4 and ends July 13 with the final day of
the swings. For a complete schedule, visit www.greenboxarts.org. After the world premiere in Green Mountain Falls, the swings are expected to appear in Los Angeles, New York City and possibly Santa Fe.
The day after a violent rainstorm overflowed the banks of Fountain Creek June 24, the swings in the park in Green Mountain Falls are intact, ready for the next set of swingers. While the surface is a bit muddy, the swings are ready for action. The musical swings are part of the Green Box Arts Festival, which begins July 4.
34 years and counting for Symphony By Pat Hill
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phill@colorado communitymedia.com In a place where the beauty of nature is everpresent, the July 5th Symphony Above the Clouds is glorified by the mountain ambience. A 34-year tradition in Woodland Park, the symphony brings together people who may not ordinarily meet. It’s a place, too, to meet old friends, catch up on the latest, enjoy a picnic and then bask in the sounds of the orchestra led by Thomas Wilson. There’s always a guest conductor, this year’s is Cindy Morse, Woodland Park’s city clerk who will retire in December. For many, the symphony’s grand finale, signaled by the tremendous sound of the 75 millimeter howitzer cannons, stirs a profound sense of patriotism and reverence for America. The cannons unite the city with the soldiers of Fort Carson, whose 2nd Battalion and 12th Field Artillery conduct the Salute Battery
The sound of the cannons, after the 1812 Overture, are a distinguishing feature of Symphony Above the Clouds July 5. Photo by Lenore Hotchkiss for the symphony. “The tradition of having the howitzers here goes back many years,” said David Buttery, Woodland Park’s city manager. “Cannons have always added another level of commitment to an event. For example, when generals change command they usually have a salute battery, when a dignitary comes, there’s a salute battery.”
For the Ute Pass Symphony Guild, the cannons are a big deal, considering the nerve-wracking piece of the event. “The cannons are back! After two years without the Fort Carson cannons being a part of the 1812 Overture due to either fires or budget cuts, the Salute Battery will again be a part of the performance! Likewise we will have fireworks which are provided
by the city of Woodland Park,” said Karolyn Smith, speaking for the guild. The guild is still smarting over the effects of the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012 followed a rainstorm during the 2013 performance. As a result, there was a reduction in the sales of the guild’s commemorative Tshirts shirts as well as gate donations. However, two local fun-
draising events, The Lighter Side of Christmas Parade and Tweeds Holiday Home Tour have named the guild as the beneficiary of their respective 2014 December events. This will assist the guild in replenishing their cash reserve funds. The 2014 theme for The Lighter Side of Christmas Parade is “Here Comes the Sun Snow — Celebrating 50 Years of Beatlemania.” The Colorado Springs Philharmonic performance will include some Beatles’ songs as part of the July 5th concert. “For 34 years the Symphony Above the Clouds has been one of our most important traditions and we can’t imagine a better place to be on the 5th of July,” said Nathan Newbrough, president and chief executive officer of the orchestra. “Our many thanks to the Ute Pass Symphony Guild for its monumental efforts in support of the Woodland Park community.”
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Primary holds few surprises Early returns foretell evening’s numbers locally By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer
June 24 was election night at the Teller County courthouse where election workers tallied up the votes in the Colorado primary. Votes trickled in over several hours with the final tally coming in at about 10 p.m. This was a mail-ballot primary. The county mailed 10,098 ballots on June 2. Electors could mail their ballots in or drop them in boxes at three sites: the Teller County Courthouse, the county annex on Manor Court in Woodland Park and at the Woodland Park Public Library. The library site also had a touchscreen voting machine for voters with disabilities.
“We are required by the state to make voting ADA compliant,” said county Deputy Clerk Stephanie Fisher. “We decided to go with touch screens.” A total of 4,231 election ballots were returned for a 42 percent voter turn-out. The statewide turn-out was less than 16 percent. The following vote counts are unofficial because of provisional ballots that have to be counted. In Teller there was only one provisional ballot. At 7:44 p.m. in the Republican governor’s primary, the first votes counted had Scott Gessler leading the pack by at least 100 votes over Bob Beauprez and more than 200 votes ahead of Mike Kopp and Tom Tancredo. Also at that point, Doug Lamborn led U.S. Air Force Major-Gen. (Retired) Bentley Rayburn 1,369 to 1,136 in the U.S. House District 5 GOP primary. In only two locally contested primary
races, the county assessor’s race, incumbent Betty Clark-Wine led challenger Violet Watt, 1,367 to 1,047 and, in the sheriff’s race, incumbent Mike Ensminger had a huge lead over write-in candidate Danny “DJ” Riley, a lead he kept to the end winning by a vote of 2,401-632. At 9:10 p.m., the touch screen from Woodland Park added a few more votes to the mix. When the last votes were counted, everyone who led at first count was still leading at last count. Gessler’s lead over Beauprez had narrowed to 976-944 with Kopp and Tancredo following with 730 and 666 votes respectively. However, Gessler’s lead in Teller County didn’t give him a stab at the governorship. This fall it will be John Hickenlooper versus Beauprez, who beat statewide runner-up Tancredo by a vote of 115,278 to 101,835. Lamborn’s lead over Rayburn in Teller
County stayed at about 10 percent with a final tally of 1,821-1,515. However, with Park, Chafee, Fremont and El Paso county votes added in, his lead narrowed to about 5 percent. He called Rayburn a “worthy opponent.” In November, Lamborn will face a different retired Air Force major general, Democrat Irv Halter. Clark-Wine held on to a 7 percent lead over Watt, ending the primary 1,817-1,400. With no opponents on the horizon, ClarkWine will likely have an uncontested race in November. There were no Democrats running for local office and there were no contested statewide Democratic races on the local primary ballot. One name appeared on the American Constitution party ballot: Amanda Campbell, running for secretary of state, received 7 votes. Statewide she received 903 votes.
Clark-Wine re-elected to assessor position By Pat Hill
phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Incumbent assessor Betty Clark-Wine defeated her opponent Violet Watt in the Republican primary June 24. In a heated campaign, where each candidate remained chiefly above the fray, Clark-Wine captured 1,817 votes to Watt’s 1,400 votes. Clark-Wine was excoriated by supporters of her opponent, mainly by letters to the editor published in the Courier, in addition to talk-on-the-street. The two engaged in a public forum in May. While there were a few verbal mud shots, for the most part, the candidates displayed expertise in the subject of assessments and property taxes.
Clark-Wine proved to be a fighter as she was defeated by her own party in the General Assembly in March, losing to Watt who captured nearly 80 percent of the vote. As a result, Clark-Wine went door-todoor to collect 700 signatures to win a place on the ballot for the Republican primary. Commenting the morning after the election, Clark-Wine said, “I am very pleased to continue to serve the citizens of Teller County! This was a hard-fought campaign effort that was seemingly impossible. It was only accomplished with the help of those who contributed their time and efforts, and those who believed in me. I will continue to work hard for the people of Teller County.” In another race, Sheriff Mike Ensminger
faced write-in candidate D.J. Riley but the sheriff won easily with 2,401 votes. In the November election, Ensminger goes up against unaffiliated candidate Mark Manriquez, whom he defeated four years ago. In the bid for governor, Bob Beauprez won the statewide election but Teller County voters chose Scott Gessler, current Secretary of State, who took 976 votes. Beauprez was next in line with 944 votes while Mike Kopp came in third with 730 votes, beating Tom Tancredo who took 666 votes. Beauprez will run against incumbent governor John Hickenlooper in November. Teller County voters handed Hickenlooper 740 votes votes in the Democratic primary Tuesday.
In the race for the 5th Congressional District, Teller County voters helped reelect Doug Lamborn who beat his primary opponent Bentley Rayburn for the third time. Lamborn captured 1,821 votes in Teller County to Rayburn’s 1,515 votes. With no opponents in either the Republican primary or the general election, Krystal Brown remains the Teller County clerk and recorder, Bob Campbell, the treasurer, Dave Paul, commission chair, and Al Born, coroner. Of 17,192 registered voters in Teller County, 4,231 cast ballots, 42 percent. As of late Wednesday afternoon, the results were unofficial, according to the Teller County website.
Turley charged with sexual assault on a minor By Pat Hill
phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Woodland Park Mayor Dave Turley was charged with sexual assault on a minor by person of trust, a Class 4 felony, and unlawful sexual conduct, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Turley heard the charges June 23 in Teller County District Court where he was represented by Cynthia McKedy. Deputy district attorney Sharon Flaherty represented the 4th Judicial District. The investigation of Turley began on April 22 when Yvonne Goings, assistant principal at the Woodland Park Middle School, and Samuel Hedges, father of an 18-year old student, met with Woodland Park Police Detective Thomas Kinney. The meeting was a result of the two having contacted the police department to express their concerns about the relationship between Turley, 65, and a 17-year-old male
student at the high school. According to Turley’s arrest warrant, Kinney began the investigation at the request of Woodland Park Police Chief Bob Larson, who had heard multiple individual reports of possible inappropriate contact between Turley and the juvenile male. The report cites a meeting between Goings and a 13-year-old juvenile male, brother of the alleged victim, who expressed his concerns about the ongoing relationship between his brother and Turley. The warrant also reveals Hedges’ concern about pictures Turley posted reg- Turley ularly on Facebook. “These photographs depicted David Turley standing in what looked to him to be a shower with other juvenile males during a recent vacation to
Mexico,” Kinney writes in the arrest warrant. Hedges told Woodland Park Officer Ryan Holzwarth that the individuals in the photographs were wearing either shorts or swimming trunks. Hedges said he had knowledge that Turley was paying for the boy (redacted) to go to college and stated that the relationship between Turley and the juvenile male (redacted) is “just odd.” According to the warrant, the juvenile male (redacted) did not want to go with Turley on a trip to Arizona during spring break in March. “But his grandparents and his legal guardian required him to go,” states the report. The warrant also states that the grandmother contacted Turley and asked that he stay away from the boy (redacted). However, Turley, according to the warrant, continued to attend the boy’s baseball games. According to the warrant, the investi-
gation included interviews with the juvenile male’s friends who were aware of the friendship between the two. One described the relationship as “fishy.” In the 10-page report, the boy (redacted) stated that he was uncomfortable when Turley held his hand at a time when he was upset about his family situation. The warrant states that a therapist with Aspen Pointe reported to the Department of Social Services that the boy had disclosed to a woman (redacted) that Turley had touched him inappropriately. The incident occurred May 11. In a pretext call, monitored by three Colorado Springs police, Turley admitted to having accidentally and inappropriately touched the boy (redacted) while the two were in the hot tub in Turley’s home. Turley’s next court appearance is at 1:30 p.m. July 21.
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Beauprez grabs GOP nod in governor’s race Former Congressman also emerged from primary in 2006 By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Former Congressman Bob Beauprez emerged from a crowded field of Republican hopefuls to capture the GOP nomination for governor on June 24. The native Coloradan hopes to erase memories of an unsuccessful 2006 bid for the governor’s mansion by defeating Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in the fall. Speaking to an enthusiastic group of supporters at the downtown Denver Athletic Club, Beauprez invoked themes of freedom and liberty and a direction toward fewer government regulations. “There is a difference between living and just kind of getting along and living free,” Beauprez said during his victory speech. Beauprez defeated fellow candidates Tom Tancredo, also a former congressman, Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former state Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp to capture the Republican nomination. Beauprez garnered just over 30 percent of the more than 380,000 votes that were cast. Tancredo finished second with 26.6 percent. Gessler took third with 23.2 percent of the tally. Kopp trailed the pack with 19.8 percent. Beauprez tried to set aside any doubts about party unity when he told supporters that he had spoken with the other three candidates, who had called to congratulate him on his win. Beauprez said the contest has always been “about who the real opponent in this race was. It’s John Hickenlooper.” “Ladies and gentlemen, we are a team,” he said to hoots and applause from his supporters. Beauprez took aim at
Bob Beauprez celebrates his victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary at the Denver Athletic Club on June 24. Photo by Vic Vela Hickenlooper several times in his remarks to supporters. He called out the governor for signing laws that increase renewable energy mandates for rural electric cooperatives and for his support of gun legislation, such as universal background checks and bans on high-capacity ammunition magazines. And, what is expected to be a key campaign issue, Beauprez blasted Hickenlooper for granting a temporary reprieve last year for death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1996. “If he won’t lead, if he won’t enforce the laws in the state of Colorado, I will and Nathan Dunlap will see justice served,” Beauprez said. Republican voters answered the question of
whether they would give Beauprez another chance, following his double-digit loss in a 2006 governor’s race against Bill Ritter. Beauprez made no reference to that defeat during his victory speech. But in a prior interview he likened himself to John Elway, who had also lost badly prior to winning two Super Bowls. Beauprez and Tancredo were atop public polling leading up to the race. But a round of late campaign advertisements that questioned whether he was the right fit to win a general election may have hurt Tancredo. Some Republicans were concerned that Tancredo’s polarizing and well-known views on immigration could hurt the party with moderates and Latino voters in November. Neither Tancredo nor Kopp could be reached for
comment prior to Colorado Community Media’s print deadline. Gessler said he was disappointed with the results, but said he was proud of his “respectful” performance. “I thought we ran a great campaign overall,” he said. “Obviously, things didn’t turn out the way we wanted. It is what it is.” Hickenlooper congratulated Beauprez through an e-mailed press release in which the governor also touted the state’s recent uptick in economic numbers. “Over the past four years, we’ve seen Colorado go from 40th to fourth in job creation, and we’ve seen unemployment drop from 9 percent to 5.8 percent,” Hickenlooper said. “We’re committed to keeping the positive momentum going until Colorado is number one in the country for job creation.”
THINGS TO DO
EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis. JULY HISTORY EXHIBIT “Lamps, Lanterns and Life
before Electricity” will be on display through July at the Woodland Park Public Library, on the second floor, just outside the Colorado Room. The exhibit features portable lighting devices that were used in Ute Pass from the 1910s to the 1940s. Coal oil lamps, kerosene lamps, and battery powered lanterns are on display, along with carbide lamps used by Colorado miners. Learn more about the history and use of coal, kerosene, and battery power. The exhibit also features local memories of lantern use and early electricity, and the early days of the Intermountain Rural Electric Association.
THROUGH AUGUST YOGA HIKES Ranger Denise Ackart from Floris-
sant Fossil Beds National Monument leads yoga hikes from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays through August. Meet at the visitor center. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes with flexible soles, and don’t forget to bring water. Go to http://www. nps.gov/flfo/parknews/yoga-hikes.htm.
THROUGH AUGUST WILDFLOWER WALKS Join Ranger Shawn and
learn about the colorful world of wildflowers. Pro-
grams take place Sundays through Aug. 31. Meet at 9 a.m. at the visitor center. Bring water, snacks, and layered clothing. Call 719-748-3253 or go to www.nps.gov/flfo.
JULY 3 MASTERS OF defense Eleven Mile State Park presents Pole Cats and Prickly Pigs at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Investigate the lives of nature’s masters of defense, the skunks and the porcupines, at this program with naturalist Beth Dodd. You will learn the best ways to deal with de-skunking or de-prickling after a close encounter. JULY 4 CEMETERY CRAWL Take a walk around Woodland Park Cemetery on Friday, July 4, and meet some of the old pioneers resting there. Tours run every 15 minutes, from 1-3 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate. The cemetery is at 650 Short St., Woodland Park. Call 719-686-7512 or email uphs@ peakinter.net. JULY 4 MILITARY APPRECIATION Dinosaur Resource Center will have a military appreciation day on Friday, July 4. During museum hours, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., active or retired military members with ID will get half off regular admission. Dinosaur Resource Center is at 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park. Go to www.rmdrc.com.
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Eleven Mile State Park
presents Skins, Skulls and Scats at 10 a.m. Friday, July 4, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Get a feel for Colorado wildlife at this program with park naturalist Beth Dodd. Kids will get to touch the skins and skulls of common mammals and learn about the signs that the animals leave behind as they survive in the wild.
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JULY 4 CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Eleven Mile State Park presents Weather Watchers at 2 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Do you wonder whether the weather will be wet or warm? Learn the basics of Colorado weather at this program with naturalist Beth Dodd. We’ll discuss lightning safety & complete an art project to take home. JULY 4 CRAWDAD HUNT Eleven Mile State Park presents
a Crawfishin’ Expedition at 7 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Join park naturalist Beth Dodd for this crawfishin’ expedition to hunt the wily crawdads of Eleven Mile Reservoir. Poles and bait will be provided, as well as a few tasty crawdad recipes.
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To build or not to build GMF board tables decision By Pat Hill
phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mayor Lorrie Worthey and the Green Mountain Falls board of trustees delayed a decision on sanctioning public trails on Dewey Mountain as well as an access trailhead until at least July 1. After the purchase of 140 acres by the Green Mountain Falls Historic Foundation, and subsequent donation to the town, open space on Dewey Mountain has become a lightning rod. For Kimberly Hargrave, who lives 8 feet from one of four proposed trailheads, on Catamount Street, the issue of trails on the undeveloped land presents a philosophical
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question. “Should there be a trail at all on Dewey Mountain?” said Hargrave, at the public hearing June 17. “And should there be a trailhead accessing that?” Hargrave has expressed her opposition at two previous meetings, in essence, establishing the debate. In past meetings, many of Hargrave’s neighbors agreed with her, citing concerns about theft, smoking, fire danger, parking and general congestion inherent to having a trailhead so close to their homes. “It is naïve to think that trails come without some inherent problem … the primary concern is fire danger,” she said. In his introduction to the hearing, Dick
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Dance from 6-10 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the Ute Pass Cultural Center Pavilion. Admission is free. Event is sponsored by the Ute Pass Saddle Club. Call 719-6879975 or e-mail info@wpsaddleclub.com.
Children’S proGraM Eleven Mile State Park presents Nature Games at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Children of all ages and kids at heart will enjoy these active, fun ecology games with park naturalist Beth Dodd.
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SyMphony above the Clouds The Ute Pass Symphony Guild presents the 34th annual Symphony Above the Clouds, featuring the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, on Saturday, July 5. Opening music will be performed by Ceol Ceili beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Woodland Park Middle School, 600 E. Kelly Road. Gates open at 5 p.m. Bring picnics and enjoy the show. Visit www. symphonyabovetheclouds.org.
liFe zoneS Eleven Mile State Park presents Life Zones of the Rockies at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Join Glenn Carson, a volunteer of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Auxiliary, for a fun look at the many unique Life Zones that can be found within the Rocky Mountains. Find out what makes each zone so special and what animals live in those zones. This program has lots of hands-on for the
perForM aT the Community Street
Bratton, who, as head of the trails committee, leads the charge for building and improving existing trails on the mountain. With a design ready to go, Bratton and his committee were stopped in May by the board’s decision to halt the project to give the public a chance to weigh in. Hargrave’s opposition in May was the catalyst for the board’s vote. “I know there are hard feelings, a lot of animosity out there,” Bratton said. “There have been existing trails on Dewey Mountain for over 100 years.” Bratton’s push for trails was strengthened the evening of June 17 by the support of several residents, many more than in the past two meetings.
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July 5 MounTain Men Eleven Mile State
Park presents Colorado Mountain Men at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the North Shore Amphitheater. Join Mountain Man “Possum” for an exciting look into the world of the Mountain Man. Possum will discuss what the lives of the mountain men of old were like and the effects that these individuals had on this part of the country. This is always a lively program so be sure not to miss it.
July 6 awardS CereMony Get a junior
ranger activity book from Eleven Mile State Park naturalists or the park office. Finish it by Sunday morning and bring it to the Junior Ranger Awards Ceremony at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 29, at the North Shore Amphitheater.
July 6, July 20 GyMkhana uTe Pass Saddle Club
Gymkhana is Sunday, June 22. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Cowboy church is at 8:30 a.m. First event is at 10 a.m. Future events are July 20, Aug. 3, Aug. 17, Aug. 31, Sept. 14. Contact 719-687-9975 or e-mail info@wpsaddleclub.com.
July 10, July 11-12 SeMinar SerieS The Florissant Fossil
Beds National Monument presents its 2014 seminar series. Classes are open to the public, and teachers can receive continuing education credits. Class schedule includes: Discovering South Park’s Native American Past, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, July 10: Natural History and Ecology of Flammulated Owls, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12: Fens, Forests and Flowers, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, July 19: Follow a Fossil: Behind the Scenes of the Paleontology Program at Florissant, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, July 20: From Pikes Peak to South Park Mid-Tertiary Volcanoes and the Shape of the Land, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, July 24: School in the Woods, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Visit www.fossilbeds.
org/seminars or call 719-748-3253, ext. 109.
July 12 CraFT Show Dinosaur Resource Center will have its fifth outdoor craft show on Saturday, July 12. During museum hours, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., see carved statues, wall hangings, wood crafts, leather items, sweets and more. The museum is at 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park. Go to www.rmdrc.com. July 12-13 arChery CaMp Registration is now open for the 10th annual archery camp for kids, ages 8-12. Life-size targets, aerial birds, “running deer,” archery golf and more. Parents welcome. Bows, arrows and meals are provided, thanks to Elks, CC&V Gold Mine and many donors. Bring your own tent for overnight. Limited to 50 kids. Call Kirk and Betty Crawford 689-3300, email 4x4home@ wildblue.net, or register online www. archerySTACK.net. July 15 arT workShop Teens ages 13 and older, teachers and adults interested in improving their oil painting skills are invited to the 2014 summer art experience workshop from July 21-27 at the Woodland Park Cultural Center. Class starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. each day. Supplies, equipment, tools, worksheets and instructions will be supplied for each student. Class size is limited to 12. Registration is required by Tuesday, July 15. Contact Kenneth Shanika at 303-647-1085 or go to www. shanikafinearts.com (under events and classes/workshops) or www.TheMountainArtists.com. July 15 wholiSTiC wellneSS Learn about
wholistic wellness from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Wholistic Networking Community’s regular monthly gathering at Mountain View United Methodist Church, Youth Room, 1101 Rampart Range Road, Woodland
However, the crux of the board’s decision to approve the project lay with the chairman of the foundation, Chris Keesee, who is expected to be in town for the Green Box Arts Festival the first week of July. Hargrave questioned Bratton about his statements affirming Keesee’s position on the issue. “He agrees that trails are a good idea,” Bratton said. “That’s one reason he bought the land,” Hargrave asked for documentation, to which Bratton agreed. Nonetheless, the board unanimously decided to table the decision until hearing from Keesee, presumably at the July 1 meeting.
Park. Garen Ferrenbach, healing practitioner for more than 30 years, has shared sound and energy healing in several countries and throughout the United States. Garen will lead us through the vibrational qualities of sound, using a crystal singing bowl, toning and ancient languages, to assist us in harmonizing our body mind and spirit. We will start with a meditation that will facilitate our receiving the vibrational qualities for our potential healing. For information, or to RSVP, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823 or miraclesofwellness@gmail.com.
July 19 TradiTional powwow The Palmer Lake Historical Society and One Nation Walking Together present a oneday Native American Indian Festival and Traditional Powwow from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Freedom Financial Services EXPO Center, 3650 N. Nevada, Colorado Springs. Go to www. palmerdividehistory.org; call Al and Rhetta Walter, 719-559-0525; email rhetta_walter@hotmail.com; go to www.OneNationWT.org; call 719-3290251; email office@onenationwt.org.
poliTiCal Teller CounTy Democratic Party (TellerDems) invites interested persons to attend its 2014 informational and educational programs, as well as community events. For details about the TellerDems calendar of activities, call Mrs. Ellen Haase, 719-687-1813. Teller CounTy Republicans meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Pikes Peak Comyomunity Center in Divide next to the Conoco. Come and help set the course for conservative thinking and direction in Teller County, Colorado, and the nation. Additional information at http://www.teller-gop.org. TranSporTaTion’S loCal Coordinating Council of Teller County meets at 9 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. proFeSSional divide ChaMber of Commerce. Contact president
Lisa Lee at 719-686-7587 for meeting dates and times.
CoMpuTer ClaSSeS. The Woodland Park Public Library offers computer basics, Internet basics, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Digital Photo Management classes. Some classes have prerequisites, and registration is required for all. Call 719-687-9281, ext. 106 to register. pikeS peak Workforce Center offers monthly classes on topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more.
July 26 reunion a Woodland Park High School all-class reunion is planned on Saturday, July 26. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the reunion will be at Memorial Park. At 7 p.m., the reunion will be a dance at the cultural center. Live band, cash bar and snacks available. Call 719640-3094 for information. July 26 FiGhT CanCer Relay for Life of Teller County is from noon to midnight July 26 at Woodland Park High School, 151 Baldwin St. Call 719-630-4978 or go to www.relayforlife.org/tellercountyco ThrouGh July 31
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readinG proGraM The library district’s summer reading program for all ages runs through July 31. Programs planned for children, teens and adults. Go to www.rampartlibrarydistrict.org.
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Ranger Leo Sack and see the night sky the way it used to look before city lights crowded out the stars. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument offers an ideal balance between convenient location and a sky dark enough to reveal the countless stars that once lit the night for our ancestors. Programs are from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19; from 8-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22; and from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Call 719-748-3253, ext. 122 or 202, or go to www.nps.gov/flfo.
July 21-27 SuMMer arT A one-week summer art workshop is planned from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 27, in Woodland Park. Supplies, equipment, tools, worksheets and
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instructions are included in class fee. Class is limited to 12 participants, ages 13 or older. Go to www.shanikafinearts. com/workshop/5822/summer-art-experience-workshop-woodland-park-co or www.TheMountainArtists.com.
Workshops are free and take place at the main office, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. Call 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org.
Teller buSineSS Builders meets at 7 a.m. Mondays at the Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., in Woodland Park. The group helps local businesses through cooperative marketing, professional education and trusted relationships. Call Gail Wingerd at 719-686-1076 or send e-mail to gail@woodlandparkprinter.com or Mike Hazelwood at 719-473-5008 Teller neTworkinG Team meet from 7:45-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Denny’s Restaurant in Woodland Park. TNT is a local businesses owners networking group working to pass leads and help each others’ businesses grow. Join us to learn more or call Vickie at 719-748-1274. reCreaTion ChriSTian yoGa is offered at 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sundays at Corner Street, 500 E. Midland Ave. in Woodland Park. Mindfullness-centered practice aimed at relaxation, focus, gentle movement. Contact Chrissy Bensen, with bStill Integrative Wellness LLC at 719-5102743 (www.bStillyoga.com) before attending for the first time to reserve a spot; after that, just drop in. Cost is $7 per class. exerCiSe ClaSSeS offered for free through Community Partnership Family Resource Center’s Healthy Living Programs. Locations of classes are throughout Teller County. Visit www.cpteller.org under “Get Healthy Challenge” or email Kathy at Kathy@cpteller.org for more information.
arTS FeSTival The 29th Mountain Arts Festival is Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 2, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 3. Vendors include potters, photographers, jewelry designers, painters, woodworkers and more. An hourly drawing will take place. Admission is free. auG. 17 STreeT danCe The Jeffrey Alan Band will perform at the Community Street Dance from 6-10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Ute Pass Cultural Center Pavilion. Admission is free. Event is sponsored by the Ute Pass Saddle Club. Call 719-6879975 or e-mail info@wpsaddleclub.com.
FloriSSanT GranGe Hall is available for events including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and memorials. The Florissant Grange Hall, also known as the Old School House in Florissant, is a historic building built in 1887 and 1888. School started in the school in 1889 and continued through 1960, which creates an interesting historic atmosphere. The Old School House sits on 2-plus acres and weather permitting the grounds can be used as well. Call 719-748-5004 and leave a message to arrange a time to visit the Grange Hall and reserve this space for your event.
every ThurSday all year the Florissant Grange Hall (The Old School House) is open from 6-9 pm for the Jammers Music and Pot Luck. This is a happening place to be on Thursday evenings. Sometimes we have more musicians than people and sometimes we have more people than the hall can hold, but no matter what, we have fun and great music and fabulous food. All musicians are welcome to join in the jam session and if you are not a musician, come for the social evening out. Call 719-748-0358. GenTle yoGa with Nancy Stannard is offered at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays. Safe, fun and accessible for all. Flexibility, breathing, balance and gentle strengthening. Contact Nancy Stannard nancystannard55@gmail.com before first class and see gentleyoga4healing.com for information. GeT in shape with a parks and recreation fitness memClubs continues on Page 5
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How ‘bout a camera on the pass? By Pat Hill
phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com As heavy rains and hailstorms continue to pound Ute Pass and Teller County this summer, Commissioner Norm Steen has proposed an idea for residents concerned about the pass. “I suggested we add a camera in realtime so that people can go on the website to find out if the pass is open at that moment,” Steen said, speaking at the commissioners’ meeting June 26. “That’s under consideration along with a couple of other ideas.” As Teller County’s representative on the state’s transportation advisory committee (for the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments), Steen has an inside track on developments as they occur. Last year, the Colorado Department of Transportation closed the pass when there was a heavy flood-watch warning. “The new protocol we’re doing is a much more supervised model, with people on-scene watching for heavy waters and evaluating minute-by-minute whether there are any threats to public safety,” Steen said. “Public safety is No. 1, but we do expect the pass to be more thoughtfully closed.” To date, the pass has been closed at least twice this summer. On another note, Commissioner Marc Dettenrieder continues his advocacy for Citizens’ Initiative 111, Restoring Colorado. “This is an effort to align our state House of Representatives to one representative per county, a bicameral approach to mirror the federal model,” he said “This would provide better representation for the rural voice to be heard.” Dettenrieder’s advocacy is strengthened by his serving on the board of Action 22, where he represents Teller County. To be on the ballot, the initiative must have 100,000 signatures by Aug. 1. In other business, the commissioners
Sheryl Decker, Teller County Administrator, praises the commitment of Craig Alexander, who was recognized by the commissioners June 26 for 25 years of employment with the county. Alexander is head of the information technology department. Photo by Pat Hill passed a resolution establishing fees for citizens who request copies of facsimiles and documents as well as CDs. For instance, the new rules include a $5 fee for
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bership. The center offers Paramount and Nautilus equipment and free weights. Schedule a personalized fitness orientation and have an individual workout program designed for your fitness needs. Individuals ages 16 and older are welcome to become fitness members. Minors require signed parental permission. Corporate memberships are available. Call 719-689-3514.
Front range Fencing Club. Learn to fence class for children and adults. Meets at Discovery Canyon Campus. Visit http:// frontrangefencing.tripod.com/ Advanced competitive lessons available too. HealtHier living Colorado, Diabetes Self-Management Workshop. Learn the skills needed to manage your diabetes. Teller County Public Health and Community Partnership Family Resource Center offer six-week classes to help you with the challenges of living with this ongoing health condition. Participants learn how to control their blood glucose, prevent complications, and cope with the stress of having a chronic health condition. Call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416 or visit www. cpteller.org or www.co.teller.co.us/PublicHealth for information and a list of classes in your neighborhood. Suggested donation $35. Jam nigHt. The Grange Hall is open from 6-9 p.m. every
Thursday for the Jammers music and potluck. This is a great night and the place to be on Thursdays. The music is always different depending on who and how many musicians show up. We always have fun, good food and dancing. All musicians are welcome to join in the jam session. If you are not a musician, come for a social evening out to meet other community members. Call 719-748-0358.
Karate Plus meets at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Lake George Bible Church. The class includes Japanese karate and jujitsu, Okinawan weapons, padded sparring and Judo throws. Self-defense is also taught. The program is Bible-based. Black belt instruction. KP has been in the Ute Pass area for more than 16 years. Low rates. Ages 5 through adult. Two free lessons. For more information call Ken at 719-687-1436. KP is nonprofit and non-denominational. tHe laKe George Gem and Mineral Club Youth Program for Earth Science Education, Peblepups, meets from 6-6:45 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Lake George Community Center on Hwy 24 on the east side of Lake George. The program is free to students age 8-18. Each session discusses a separate aspect of Earth science or mineral collecting. Warm weather will allow field trips on weekends. Further information from Steve Veatch 719-748-5010 or John Rakowski 719-748-3861 or at LGGMClub.org. tHe laKe George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at the Community Center, Lake George. Meetings begin at 10 a.m. until May, when it changes to 9 a.m. to accommodate a field trip in conjunction with the regular meeting. There is always a program or field trip. motHer Bear Self-Defense offers Krav Maga classes from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment on Thursdays
on the second floor of the Corner Dance Studio in Woodland Park. Mother Bear also offers women’s self-defense classes for groups of three or more. Contact Wendy at 719-323-7949 for information.
tHe mountain Top Cycling club holds monthly meetings for bicyclist of all types and skill levels. The club meets at different locations on the first Tuesday of the month. Membership fee is $25 for individual and $40 for family. We have guest speakers, presentations and door prizes. The meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Social time at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.mountaintopcyclingclub.com or write us Mountain Top Cycling Club P.O.Box 843 Woodland Park CO 80866. For more information, call Debbie at 719-687-2489. PiKes PeaK Plein Air Painters offers year-round artistic activities, painting on locations, social activities pertaining to the visual arts and art shows. The group is open to anyone interested in learning to paint or to improve their painting skills. Come be my guest. Contact Kenneth Shanika at 303-647-1085 or ShanikaStudio@aol.com, or go to www.ThePikesPeakPleinAirPainters.com tai CHi is offered for free at 9 a.m. Mondays at the Florissant Public Library. Call Pam Powers, 719-748-3378 or Judy Ross, 719-686-9122. tai CHi is offered every Wednesday at Florissant/Four Mile Fire Department. Call Meridel Gatterman, 719-689-5861. tai CHi is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs resource room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122. tai CHi is offered from 9-10 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Penny Brandt, 719-687-1848 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122. tai CHi, Sun Style 73 Forms, is offered from 10-11 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633. teller County Shooting Society, an organization establishing a new gun range in Teller County, meets the second Saturday of every other month at the Divide Community Center and the Elks Club in Victor. The club has 52 members and expects to grow substantially once ground breaks in the spring. All of the political hurdles are completed and all of the necessary applications have all been approved. Go to www.tcss-co.org.
audio copies and 25 cents per standardsize page for copies made on, documents faxed or emailed from county equipment. The commissioners interrupted the
meeting to host a reception for Craig Alexander, honoring him for 25 years of service to the county. Alexander heads up the information-technology department.
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Unlock the Treasures!
Wet/Dry Parade
Starts at 10:00 am to 11:30 am Main Street of Florence
Family Fun in the Park From Noon to 4:00pm Pionner Park
Beer Garden at The Creatives’ Cork From the end of the parade til 10:00pm Corner of Pikes Peak and Main Street Sponsors: FREMONT COUNTY TOURISM COUNCIL
tHeraPeutiC yoga-Based stress-reduction classes offered from 5-6 p.m. Sundays in Woodland Park. Welcoming, fun, and affordable. Cost is $7 per class. See www.bStillcounseling.com or contact Chrissy Bensen, MA-MFT, 719-510-2743 for details. teller County 4-H Shooting Sports Club meets the first Sunday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Club (PPCC) in Divide at 4 p.m. 4-H projects/disciplines covered by the club: .22 and Air Rifle, Archery, Shotgun, and Air Pistol. For more information about the club meetings or project/discipline practices, contact Bob Tyler, 719-748-1335 or eagle3tyler@gmail.com. For 4-H enrollment contact Mark Platten at 719-686-7961. tHursday nigHt Beginners Book Study meets from 7-8 p.m. Clubs continues on Page 9
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Still eating is enough, here in the hardscrabble His answer was always the same: “Still eating.” Rain or shine, good times or bad, my grandfather always answered that way, when anybody asked him, “How is it going?” or “How are you?” or “How do you do?” He had other little endearing comments and sayings of course (for example, calling black table pepper the Sioux word for fly poop). But “Still eating,” was his trademark and it reflected his hardscrabble existence as a homestead rancher on the Western Slope of Colorado. Owen Carrigan, my granddad, filed his first Colorado homestead claim 1914. After subsequently ‘proving up’ on that, and additional filings, he ran cattle, sheep and other livestock and harvested alfalfa hay for nearly half a century on Morapos Creek near the Hamilton turnoffm, between Craig and Meeker. Prior to that, he hailed from Minnesota country, by way of the Dakotas. He came here to escape Asthma, and finish recovering from a broken leg he suffered when a horse fell with him while punching cows for a Texas-owned outfit in the Dakotas. His mother, Minnie Buce Carrigan, wrote the popular book “Captured by the Indians, Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Minnesota.” It is an account of the murder of father, mother, two sisters, and her captivity among the Sioux after the 1862 uprising and her subsequent experience as an orphan. In the book, she describes her life as a young German immigrant girl prior to her capture and the ten weeks she lived with her captors until being freed by
the United States Army. In a state where “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over,” two bodies of water in Rio Blanco County bear granddad’s name, Owen Carrigan Reservoir and Owen Carrigan Ditch. I am proud of the fact that, as a family, we go way back around here. Not everyone can say that. Even after he sold the ranch, he counted irrigation as one of his favorite chores. He liked to make the ditches run. I am probably around to tell stories today, however, because he had a healthy respect for fast moving water. He saved my life one morning when I was about six or seven when he fished me out of the opening in irrigation tube near the ‘Grand’ as he called it, or Colorado River, before I could be sucked down the tube into oblivion. Grandma would have given him hell, however, if he somehow managed to allow one of the grandkids to drown while he was checking ditches. When I was very young, my grandfather would take me with him as he caroused downtown Grand Junction. The trip usually involved a jaunt into a hardware store, where he ended up buying me something like an electric drill, or bench vice, or a set
of wood chisels. I think his reasoning was twofold. He was concerned about whether or not I would have the proper tools to survive in the modern world; and he wanted to encourage my creative side, that he saw when I spent hours trying to make boats, cars, spaceships, and such, with the tools on his extensive work bench at the back of his house. He was a pretty fair blacksmith, ferrier, and agricultural mechanic, himself. Though he tended to cobble stuff together, using whatever scrap material he could scare up. Another part of those downtown trips involved a stop at one or more bars in town. My granddad like to make his own beer, but he also always enjoyed company while he drank it, and the bars offered that. That might have been where I picked up my eventual calling, as I listened and learned the art of story telling from the old cowboys, and steam tractor mechanics, and loggers and miners and bums. Some of the stories were even about him, though I was young enough, and was mostly concerned with the Coca-Cola in a beer glass, I don’t recall all the details. Always, always, always, the folks in the bar seemed to enjoy the salutatory greeting when his shadow graced the door. ““How is it going?” or “How are you?” or “Howdy do?” they called out. But as my grandfather was prone to say, there really was only one answer that could come back. “Still eating,” his reply. And that was more than enough, then.
Harry Hughes was definitely an old-school coach Harry Hughes, one of the Colorado’s great sports pioneers, will be inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Sports Hall of Fame on July 11. Sadly, few people are aware of Hughes or his amazing accomplishments at Colorado State University in the first half of the 20th century. Hughes, who died in 1953 at the age of 65, was known as the Dean of Rocky Mountain Coaches. He arrived on the campus of then Colorado Agricultural College in September of 1911 and forever changed athletics at the school known today as Colorado State University. A 1908 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Hughes molded and shaped the Colorado Aggies in football and track to become one of the premier college athletic programs in the Rocky Mountain Region. He also coached basketball and baseball for a brief period, but it was his football teams - that won eight conference championships between 1915 and 1934 - that gained the school national attention. In his fist year on the job, Hughes made it known that he was in charge of athlet-
ics by telling district attorney (and future Colorado Governor) George Carlson that he did not want anyone helping him coach his teams. Prior to Hughes’ arrival, Carlson had a group of Fort Collins businessmen that had acted as assistant football coaches, but Hughes wanted no part of that on his team. Hughes also told his players he was in charge and that they were not the assistant coaches. As track coach, Hughes won five conference championships, produced seven All-Americans, including 1931 hammer national champion Ivan Dykeman. Hughes also coached 1936 Olympic Decathlon
Gold Medalist Glenn Morris, who graduated from Simla High School. Hughes took Morris under his wing, both as a student and after his graduation, to help him train for the 1936 Olympics. He even made Morris his assistant coach in football and track to allow him to train at the college gym. After Morris won the gold medal in Berlin, Germany, and was named the World’s Greatest Athlete, he had Hughes stand up as his best man in his December 1936 wedding. Hughes integrated college football ahead of other Colorado schools beginning in 1939. He is responsible for helping the school build Colorado Field, the Glenn Morris Field House and he laid out the campus design for all athletics to be moved to the west campus. During his 42 years as director of athletics, teams won 60 conference championships in seven different men’s sports. Hughes died just 26 days after his retirement in 1953. In 1968, CSU named Hughes
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Big names or not, vapers not safer If Leonardo DiCaprio, Jenny McCarthy, Bruno Mars and Katherine Heigl do it, it must be cool and safe … right? Big name celebrities have made e-cigarettes and “vaping” very in. Electronic cigarettes, which are being touted as the answer to smoking tobacco, were first developed in China and introduced to the U.S. market in 2007. According to an online Time magazine report, the nascent e-cig industry is rapidly approaching $2 billion dollars a year and is projected to surpass cigarette sales within the next 10 years. For the uninitiated, e-cigarettes are a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes, while looking and functioning like the real deal. The end glows as you inhale and you exhale out a cloud that, although it looks like smoke, is actually a vapor … thus the term “vaping.” All e-cigs function basically the same. There’s a lithium battery, a heating element and a cartridge that holds a liquid that is a combination of nicotine, flavor-
ings (like bubble gum), propylene glycol (a solvent) and miscellaneous other additives. There’s nothing to light. All you have to do is puff on it like you would a regular cigarette and the battery powers the device to heat the liquid, vaporizing it and delivering a dose of pure nicotine. There’s no smoke, no carbon monoxide and no odor … just the vapor. Sounds like a great alternative to cancer causing tobacco, doesn’t it? Here’s the rub … the nicotine inside the cartridge is addictive with some experts
warning that it may be toxic and even lethal. According to an article online at “How Stuff Works,” less than one tablespoon of many of the e-liquids currently available is enough to kill an adult and as little as a teaspoon could kill a child. The CDC claims that the number of calls to poison control centers involving ecigarette nicotine liquids has risen sharply from September of 2010 to February of 2014 from just one call a month to as many as 215 calls. More than 50 percent of those calls involve children younger than the age of 5. With sales soaring, especially in the teen and tweeners market, manufacturers contend that their product offers many advantages over traditional cigarette smoke. The health industry appears to be in the midst of a fierce pro and con debate with research lagging far behind growth in usage. Opponents say that because nicotine is addictive, e-cigarettes could be a gateway drug leading non-smokers and children
to smoking tobacco. If true, that would negate decades of progress in getting people to quit or never start smoking. Others claim that, for smokers, e-cigs are a safer alternative. One doctor compares replacing tobacco with electronic cigarettes to heroin users switching to methadone. The replacement may have its own risk but it’s safer. While you’re pondering vaping, think of this … researchers are finding diminished lung capacity in e-cig users, regardless of whether they ever smoked tobacco. And cardiologist are saying that from a cardiovascular perspective there is no safe threshold of either tobacco smoke or vapor. Cord Prettyman is a certified Master Personal Trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Re-hab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 687-7437, by email at cordprettyman@ msn.com or though his website at www. cordprettyman.com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: My heartfelt thanks to the voters who honored me with their support and their votes. I am truly thankful for your trust and your belief in me. Special thanks to those who assisted me with the petition process and who worked diligently behind the scenes to help get information to the voters. I could not have done this without you! This was a difficult process, but had a very positive side. I met so many wonderful people in Teller County and had the opportunity visit areas of Teller County that I had not seen. I am truly looking forward to continuing to serve you. I am always available to you should you want or need to visit with me and, I will listen and do my very best to assist you whenever possible. Thank you again!
Betty Clark-Wine, Teller County Assessor Dear Editor: The STCFG would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those who made the Victor Gem and Mineral Show a huge success June 21 and 22. The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. and Victor Elks Lodge allowed us the use of their lots in downtown Victor for vendor set up – many thanks for this! The city of Victor donated the vendor fees back to our nonprofit which makes it possible for us to pay for insurance and other needs for this show. Victor D.R.E.A.M. allowed us use of their Easyup tents and sandwich signs so we could promote the STCFG and event. We had 23 vendors for the show, all were great to work with, courteous, and insured the event site was clean and refuse
Another mountain road In early July, 1924 plans for a spectacular mountain road was announced by Spencer Penrose. The road would climb Cheyenne Mountain. A toll road to the new facility that would be built would require considerable planning. The first bids to come in were rejected as too expensive. Negotiations worked down the cost, and finally a contractor was selected. At the top a stone building included a cafe, lounge and dance floor with a grand stage. Large windows would give the viewer a look from far to the plains up to Pikes Peak and on down toward the Spanish Peaks. The spot, some 9,400 feet above sea level was 3,200 feet higher than Broadmoor below. The original plan was for a road starting at the old Stage Road, but this was changed in the compromise to a road up the east face of the mountain. The top of this part of the mountain features the “horns” two large rock formations, which feature in the legend of the mountain being a giant lizard. Col. L.T. Ginger conceived the road idea in 1890, and purchased some of the land. The road idea surfaced several times, as did a plan for a cable railway up from Broadmoor, but it took Spencer Penrose to get it going. Construction started in mid September, 1924. The road opened in the summer of 1925. The idea of building the shrine to the sun came along during the road’s construction.
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Stadium in his honor. He served on the NCAA National Rules Committee from 1926 to 1953. Hughes is a member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame and Helms Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame. Hughes was an advocate of the amateur game and promoted fair play. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Football Coaches Association in the 1920s and was a charter member of the organization. He promoted athletics in Colorado by conducting a coaches’ clinic beginning in 1920. Former CSU president Charles A. Lory
free when they left. Given the success of the 2014 show, the STCFG is busy planning the third annual Victor Gem and Mineral Show June 20 and 21, 2015. Thanks again to all who helped and made this event possible. Ruth Zalewski Dear Editor: If Turley has any principles, he would not be in the PICKLE, and we the voters, would NOT be jumping through hoops to show him the exit door of city hall. Simply, Woodland Park deserves much better. Resign! Now! Robt. Morin, Woodland Park Dear Editor: The fifth annual Teller County Free Kids Bike Rodeo held on June 11 at Meadow
Wood Sports Complex, had more than 200 participants. It was a beautiful day in the mountains for this event and fun was had by all. We greatly appreciate the amazing volunteer effort, community attendance, prize contributions and support sponsors at the Kids Bike Rodeo. Thanks to each and every one of you and especially Team Telecycle for your bike donation for our Scavenger Hunt, True Life Medicine and Walmart for your bike donation for our prize drawings. To view pictures of the event, visit us on Facebook and/or our website at wpparksandrecreation.org. Thanks, City of Woodland Park Parks & Recreation
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The building of the zoo was also added to the plans as work continued. The pavilion at the top was expanded to include hotel rooms. A zoo display and one of the retired cog locomotives from Pikes Peak was put in place a couple years later. It was said that the spot was used for parties during Prohibition, since it was virtually impossible to sneak up to the spot. The hotel was closed in the early 1960s, and the flooding in 1965 heavily damaged the road. It was being used for transmission towers for local radio and television stations, and a new circuitous road was built up the west side of the mountain. Eventually all the remnants of the buildings were removed, and the towers moved south to the actual summit of the mountain. The Broadmoor has plans for an exclusive set of rooms on the old site, with special vehicles to transport the guests up the mountain, but I hear it will not be open to the public.
said of Hughes at a November 1952 banquet honoring his career: “Harry Hughes is the finest, noblest man that God ever made.” The 12th Annual RMAC Hall of Fame and Awards Ceremony will be held at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $55 for individuals. Tables of 10 can be purchased for $500, and each reservation includes a dinner, a commemorative program, as well as the presentation. Seven individuals and one team will be inducted into the 2014 RMAC Hall of Fame. Hughes will be joined by Cheryl Bates-Olson (Colorado Mesa), Zoila Gomez (Adams State), Con Marshall (Chadron State), Rick Robirds (Adams State), Eric Strand (Nebraska-Kearney) and Charlie Thompson (Western State). The 1989 Adams State women’s cross country team will also be inducted.
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July 2, 2014
Judge upholds state’s gun laws Constitutionality, not wisdom, of statutes weighed by court By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A federal judge on June 26 rejected a court challenge to gun restrictions that took effect last year, ruling that the new statutes do not infringe on a person’s Second Amendment right to bear firearms, as was alleged by the plaintiffs in the case. The lawsuit was filed by several county sheriffs in Colorado, along with other citizens and businesses. The judge’s decision means that the controversial 2012 laws that created universal background checks on gun sales and transfers and banned high-capacity ammunition magazines will remain on the books. The ruling was a victory for gun-control advocates who believe that the laws help to prevent the kind of mass bloodshed that occurred during the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which prompted the legislation. “Today is an important day in the fight to keep our communities and families safe from gun violence,” Rita Schweitz of the Colorado Coalition Against Gun Violence said through an emailed statement. But plaintiffs told reporters following the court ruling that they plan to appeal the judge’s decision. “We believe (the judge) got it wrong as a matter of law,” said attorney Dave Kopel. “We think we have a very strong case in the Court of Appeals.” The state of Colorado and Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper — who signed the bills into law — were named as defendants in the lawsuit. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger ruled that the law that bans ammunition magazines that carry more than 15 rounds “is not severe” in how it impacts a person’s ability to keep or bear firearms for self-defense purposes. “... this statute does not prevent the people of Colorado from possessing semiautomatic weapons for self-defense, or from using those weapons as they are designed to function,” Krieger wrote in a 50-page opinion. “The only limitation imposed is how frequently they must reload their weapons.” Supporters of the magazine ban law argue that the statute limits the would-be shooters’ abilities to get their hands on
high-capacity magazines. They also argue that limiting the amount of rounds a person can fire allows time for victims to fight back or for law enforcement to intervene while the shooter reloads. The plaintiffs argued that skilled shooters know how to reload quickly anyway, which mitigates the benefit of a “critical pause” during magazine reloading. However, Krieger rejected that argument, saying that, “a pause, of any duration, imposed on the offensive shooter can only be beneficial ...” Krieger also took issue with a plaintiffs’ argument that those who are intent on committing violence will simply ignore the law and obtain the magazines anyway. “Hypothetically, this may be true, but the Court declines to speculate about the subjective intentions and means of unspecified criminals involved in unspecified gun violence,” Krieger wrote. As for the law that requires background checks on all gun sales and transfers, the plaintiffs argued that the Second Amendment protects the borrowing of guns for lawful purposes. But Krieger disagreed with the plaintiffs’ interpretation of the Second Amendment. “As repeatedly noted, the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to keep and bear arms for the core purpose of defense of self and home,” she wrote. “However, it is not at all clear that the Second Amendment prevents the government from restricting the ability of persons to acquire firearms via temporary loans from others.” The gun bills were the most controversial of all legislation that was passed by the Democratic-majority Legislature last year. Testimony and debate on the bills often dragged on for several hours and led to Capitol protests from pro-gun advocates as well as shows of support from gun-safety and victims’-rights groups. The bills — which passed with no Republican support — had political ramifications for Democrats. The legislation cost Democrats three seats in the state Senate through officeholders’ defeats in recall elections and the resignation of another in the face of a recall threat. In her decision, Krieger acknowledged the polarizing debate over gun issues, but said that the court’s role has nothing to do with whether a law is popular. It only concerns itself with the constitutionality of the law. “Put another way,” Krieger wrote, “in de-
Karina Vargas, center front, looks on as supporters for gun safety laws take their turn at the podium during a rally to end gun violence in Lions Park on Wednesday, April 16. Photo by Amy Woodward
Claire Esther Davis, shown here in a photo provided by her family to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. termining whether a law is constitutional, this decision does not determine whether either law is `good,’ only whether it is constitutionally permissible.” As is the case with all court challenges to state laws, the case was defended by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, which is headed by Republican Attorney General John Suthers. “Like Judge Krieger, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has never asserted
that the laws in question are good, wise or sound policy,” Suthers said through a statement. “As it does in all cases, the AG’s Office has fulfilled its responsibility to defend the constitutionality of the Colorado law in question. “The Attorney General’s Office fully expects the case to be appealed and looks forward to final resolution of the issues as soon as possible.” But plaintiffs insist that the laws — especially the magazine limit ban — are unenforceable and that Krieger’s decision doesn’t change that belief. “I came out right away and said that these laws are unenforceable, so therefore I won’t enforce them,” said Weld County Sheriff John Cooke. Meanwhile, the court ruling was hailed as a victory for those who have lost loved ones during episodes of gun violence. Dave Hoover, a Lakewood police officer whose nephew, AJ Boik, was killed during the Aurora theater shooting, said the high-capacity magazine ban “can reduce the number of victims killed in mass shootings.” “And as someone who has worked in law enforcement here in Colorado for over 30 years, I can tell you that limiting highcapacity magazines is a significant step in protecting our law enforcement officers in the field.”
teller county sheriff’s department June 6 Colvin Douglas Thomas, date of birth July 29, 1982 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for speeding, driving under revocation and driving under revocation (habitual traffic offender). Bond set at $9,000. June 11 Isiah Amos Miller, date of birth Nov. 8, 1975 of Goldfield, was arrested on two
warrants; first warrant for dangerous drugs. Bond set at $10,000. The second warrant for failure to comply (original charges not listed). No bond set. June 12 Megan Mary Obernesser, date of birth Aug. 6, 1965 of Woodland Park, was arrested on a warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of third degree assault and driving under the influence.
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Bond set at $10,000. Anton L.S. Welch, date of birth July 28, 1986 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving without a driver’s license. Bond set at $300. June 13 Arturo Romero Sauceda, III, date of birth Aug. 22, 1984 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for driving under restraint and failure to dim headlights. Bond set at $1,000. Brecken Rick Waldron, date of birth June 25, 1989 of Idaho Falls, Idaho was arrested for driving under the influence, driving with excessive alcohol content and driving under restraint (suspended). Bond set at $1,000. Cole Truitt Anderson, date of birth Feb. 14, 1991 of Florissant, while incarcerated, was served with a warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of driving while ability impaired. This was a no bond warrant. June 14 Fred Ralph Ferguson-Antoine, date of birth June 21, 1982 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for driving under restraint, speeding and careless driving. Bond set at $3,000. Sean Scott Reitsma, date of birth Oct. 10, 1979 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of harassment. Bond set at $1,000. Nathaniel Carlos Abeyta, date of birth May 24, 1990 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, driving under revocation (revoked), open container, open container of marijuana, speeding, careless driving and prohibited use of a weapon. Bond set at $9,000. June 15 Joe Lee Luna, date of birth Nov. 8, 1970
of Fort Morgan, was arrested for driving under restraint and weaving. Bond set at $2,000. June 16 Thomas Joseph Stefan, date of birth April 15, 1976 of Florissant, was arrested for domestic violence, harassment, assault in the third degree and false imprisonment. After advisement, bond set at $3,000. August Henry Bolender, date of birth Oct. 24, 1960 of Mount Morris, Michigan was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of failure to pay child support. Bond set at $5,000. Don Allen Kirk, date of birth April 2, 1974 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on two warrants; first warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of third degree assault, criminal mischief and two counts of harassment. Bond set at $24,000. The second warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of a protection order. Bond set at $1,000. Kelly Lynn Tebo, date of birth July 20, 1990 of Divide, was arrested for driving under the influence, driving with excessive alcohol content and failure to dim to oncoming traffic. Bond set at $1,000. June 18 Jason William Martin, date of birth March 4, 1970 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while ability impaired. Bond set at $2,000. Steven James Cain, date of birth Dec. 27, 1989 of Woodland Park, was arrested on two warrants; first warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of felony menacing and prohibited use of a weapon. Bond set at $1,000. The second warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of false information to a pawnbroker. Bond set at $500.
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July 2, 2014
Libraries offer summer activities For the Courier
What better time than summer to take advantage of everything the library has to offer? The summer reading program is in full swing and there are already more than 415 children, 150 teens and 110 adults registered. It runs until July 31 so there is still plenty of time to get on board, read and win prizes. Those interested can register from home through our website, http://rampartlibrarydistrict.org, or come into the libraries in Woodland Park or Florissant. There are programs for everyone — “Fizz, Boom, Read” for children from birth through those entering fifth grade in the fall, “Spark
a Reaction” for tweens and teens entering sixth through 12 grades and “Literary Elements” for everyone 18 and older. Come dance, sing and have fun with Mr. Kneel when he celebrates what it really means to be a child with fun, inspiring hip hop music at 10 a.m. July 2. Ann Lincoln returns by popular demand and will feature juggling, magic, comedy and much more at 10:15 a.m. July 9. Cathy Kelsay’s Storytime with Mother Goose will be at 10:15 a.m. July 16. Closing out the month at 10:15 a.m. July 23 will be Denise Gard and Sienna, the trained dog. Will Sienna be able to be saved after she is kidnapped by aliens in “Alien Alert?” All
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THURSDAYS AT Woodland Park Community Church. Email gclark25@live.com for information. UTE PASS Historical Society offers free tours (donations gratefully accepted) of History Park every second Saturday of the month from June through September. History Park is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come tour our old buildings, and learn some of the history of Ute Pass. We also offer a walking tour of Woodland Park which meets at the Museum Center at 10:30. The Museum Center at History Park is located at 231 E. Henrietta Avenue in Woodland Park, next to the library. For information, contact UPHS at 719-686-7512 or check out our website: www. utepasshistoricalsociety.org. Also, like us on Facebook. UTE PASS Historical Society Main Office and book store are open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in the Museum Center building at History Park, 231 E. Henrietta, next to the Woodland Park Library. Tours of History Park are available during these hours. A $5 donations is appreciated. Call 719-686-7512 at least 15 minutes before a tour. Go to utepasshistoricalsociety.org.
community. We primarily serve Teller and Park counties, and assist other troops throughout the state. Troop B meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Highland Bible Church, 800 Research Drive, Woodland Park. We are an all-volunteer organization that is recognized as an auxiliary law enforcement agency by the state of Colorado. We assist law enforcement agencies, forest service, and search and rescue organizations. Experience is not necessary, just a willingness to contribute to your community. To volunteer, or for more information, contact us through www.coloradoranger.org. responsible and dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference serving their community. You are invited to our monthly meeting the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room, 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. Free parking is available for the meeting in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger.org or e-mail Info@ coloradoranger.org.
CRIPPLE CREEK Friendship Club meets from 1-3 p.m. at the Henry C. “June” Hack Arena in City Park. The club is free and offers an opportunity to meet with acquaintances and make new friends. DIVIDE PLAYGROUP meets from 9-10: 30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Community Partnership in Divide. Ffdd program. Call 686-0705 more more info. Drop-ins welcome.
WOODLAND PARK Saddle Club, providing community camaraderie among humans and horses since 1947, sponsors gymkhanas, jackpots, dances, barbecues, parades, trail rides and more. Join us. For information, contact info@wpsaddleclub. com. Visit www.wpsaddleclub.com.
DOLL LOVERS of Teller County are invited to meetings at 10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Village at Skyline. It’s free. A variety of programs include the study of antiques, and vintage and modern dolls. Everyone older than age 12 is welcome. Call Nancy at 719-390-8098.
WOODLAND PARK Wind Symphony, under the direction of
FLORISSANT GRANGE No. 420 meets at 7 p.m. the second
YOGA CLASSES are offered at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
with a senior class at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Certified instructor. Everyone welcome. Call Debbie at 719-748-3678 for information.
YOGA CLASSES are offered in Woodland Park. All levels are welcome. Contact Michelle Truscelli at 719-505-5011 or check out www.shakti3yoga.com for information. YOGA FOR Every Body 2014 yoga classes offered at various locations in the Pikes Peak area. All classes free or by donation. Call Stacy for more information at 719-689-5745 or email namastacy15@gmail.com. XINGYI IS offered from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Woodland Park Recreation Center. Must be 18 or older. Contact Jeff at 816260-8595 for information. SOCIAL A COURSE in Miracles classes meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Woodland Park. Call 719-286-8421 or e-mail lynnzina@aol.com for information. ABOVE THE Clouds Cruisers meet the first Friday of the month
at 6:30 p.m. at 1120 West Bowman Ave., Woodland Park. For information contact Marsh at 719-687-1058.
AMERICAN LEGION Post 1980 Woodland Park meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Grange Hall on Hwy 67, about three miles north of the US-24/Hwy-67 junction in Woodland Park. Visit http://post1980.org. AMERICAN LEGION Post 171 meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Building, 400 East Carr Ave. in Cripple Creek. APPLY SPIRITUAL laws as taught by the Ascended Masters for the achievement of personal and global freedom, love, peace and abundance. Free study group meets every Saturday in Woodland Park. For information, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823 or miraclesofwellness@gmail.com.
Monday of each month. The grange continues to offer the Florissant Jammers every Thursday for a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the music of the great Jammers until 9 p.m. All are welcome to come to the Grange. Call 719-748-0358.
THE FLORISSANT Library Book Club welcomes all book readers to its group. It meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. Call 719-748-3939. GOLD CAMP Victorian Society is dedicated to the preservation
of the history of Cripple Creek and the surrounding area. The Society plays a role in Cripple Creek’s historic events, celebrations, and festivals, including Donkey Derby Days, the Gold Camp Christmas, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks cemetery tour, the Salute To American Veterans, and many others. The Gold Camp Victorian Society also supports events in other communities in Teller County. The Society also sponsors a Victorian ball as well as a Victorian tea each year, both of which are open to members and non-members alike. Gold Camp Victorian Society members can be seen dressed in period attire welcoming visitors to Cripple Creek on Saturday afternoons during the summer months. The Society also includes the “Smokin’s Guns” club which presents historically-based skits and other entertainment during local events and festivals. The Gold Camp Victorian Society meets on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Persons interested in participating as members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society are encouraged to call 689-0907 for more information.
HELP U Club meets the third Thursday of every month. Pot luck at noon and meeting at 1 p.m. We help people and other nonprofits in Teller County and the Lake George area of Park County. Meetings are at the Lake George Community Center. Information: Joan 719-689-2486 or Help U Club, 1054 High Chateau Road, Florissant, CO 80816. ITALIAN CLUB If you love family, socializing and culture,
then membership in Sons of Italy is right for you. Membership is open to men and women. More information at www. sonofitalypp.com.
JOIN US to knit, crochet or craft every Monday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your projects. Meet new and old friends. Instructions are provided for free. Meeting are at Cripple Creek Coffee at Aspen Mine Center.
ART RECEPTION Today is planned for the second Friday of
the month and will feature a different artist at Park State Bank in Woodland Park.
KIWANIS CLUB of Ute Pass/Woodland Park meets at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s. Call 719-687-5534. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
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THE LADIES of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at noon,
p.m. every Saturday at Oney’s Restaurant in Florissant. Enjoy old country classic music in a family friendly atmosphere.
COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “B” is looking for civic minded people who wish to volunteer and contribute to their
sant every Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. followed by Video Club from 3 to 4 p.m. An exciting new resource at the library is the early literacy backpack. Featuring such topics as dinosaurs, bugs, new baby in the family, telling time, shapes, tying shoes, caring for the environment and size and measurement, these contain several books, games and/or manipulatives, suggested songs, poems and finger plays. They check out for one week and are limited to one per family because of limited quantity and high demand. Visit the library, visit the Facebook page or stop by the library booth at the Farmers’ Market on July 18.
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WOODLAND PARK Ceili Club hast monthly ceilis (“kay-lees”), which is Irish for a dance party. The purpose is to bring social Irish dance to the Teller County community. These ceilis are open to the public, with no dance experience required. The dances are taught as part of the event. Visit www.mountaineire.org and see the Ceili Club tab, or call 686-1325.
Craig Harms, rehearses at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Woodland Park Middle School band room. All instrumental musicians are welcome. Visit www.woodlandparkwindsymphony.com to learn more about this ensemble and other musical groups which are part of the Woodland Park Wind Symphony, Woodland Winds, Woodland Brass Quintet and Brass Choir and the Swing Factory Big Band. Craig can also be reached at 719-687-2210.
of these programs will take place in the Woodland Park library. Bring the whole family to the annual end of summer bash, the “Mad Scientist Party,” from 10 a.m. to noon July 25 at the Woodland Park library. As always, Woodland Park has Lego Club from 3 to 5 p.m. every Friday and Minecraft all day Fridays during the summer. Florissant has story times at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday and Minecraft from 10:30 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays. Come see Cathy Kelsay as Mother Goose at 10:30 p.m. July 17 at the Florissant library. There are special programs for tweens and teens this summer at Floris-
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phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Let’s face it. Students tend to forget some of what they’ve learned over the course of the summer. In an effort to help students retain the essentials, the RE-2 School District hosts summer school in the month of June. This year 100 children, from kindergarten through fourth grade, attend the program at Gateway Elementary School. The curriculum is focused on literacy, math and computers. New this summer is the addition of a class titled English Language Learners, ELL. “The students are recommended by their teachers,” said Gretchen Simmons, who heads up the program open to students from the three elementary schools. “Lots of planning and organization go into our program which grows The Indian Education summer every year.” program teaches Native American McKinsey Chase, who will students about their culture and hisenter middle school in the fall, tory, as well as mathematics in things has been in the program for like bead work. three summers. “The program helps keep reading and math fresh in her mind,” said Wendy Chase, McKinsey’s mother who happened to be weeding the garden in front of Gateway. “Summer school continues to reinforce the things she learned the previous year — so she doesn’t forget.” For the first time the district offers busing for students who attend Summit Elementary School during the year. The classes, taught by 16 teachers, are from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
Above, Rebecca Johnson, thirdgrade mathematics teacher at Gateway Elementary School, helps Kyloh Koksma, second-grade, with a brain teaser. At left, Violet Wang, kindergartener, at Gateway Elementary School pays close attention to the lesson during the summer-school session for elementary-school students in the RE-2 District. Photos by Pat Hill
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Elk calf takes an early morning stroll An early-morning visitor, an elk calf, seems to be testing the big wide wonderful world out there one tree at a time. Photo by Bonnie Sumner
Naples remembered in golf open For the Courier
Christian Keesee, president of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, hosted a reception at the Little Beaver inn, a sister to The Outlook in Green Mountain Falls. The inn, with five additional rooms, a hot tub and hospitality suite/mini bar, is expected to open soon. The reception, for the media and town officials, followed the world premiere June 23 of The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation. Photo by Pat Hill
BUSINESS BUZZ The Business Buzz features news about the economic scene, promotions, acquisitions and expansions. Contact Pat Hill at phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 686-6458. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. sponsored the Mutton Busting contest at the Cripple Creek Rodeo June 14. In the category for 3-4 years old, Neely Kirkland, 3, won the first-place prize of a BB gun.The little girl is the granddaughter of Martha Hubbard, director of Teller County Public Health. Teller County American Cancer Society Relay for Life is from noon to midnight July 26 at the Woodland Park High School. For information, call Mary Catherine at 630-4978 or check www.relayforlife.org/tellercountyco. Woodland Hardware has achieved recogition in the annual report of the Do It Best Corporation. The hardware store, which recently expanded to a new location in downtown Woodland Park, was honored for tripling the size of the store, for its innovations and solid reputation. Father and son team of Gene and Kelly Rodarmel own the store which opened in Gold Hill Square 27 years ago. The new yogurt store, Rainbow Twist, has opened in downtown Woodland Park. Farmers’ Market will be on South Avenue, with 36 vendors, for the 4th of July. For this week only, the market will be smaller and hours will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Normal hours will resume the following week.
The Nick’s Soaring Eagles Disc Golf Open will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 5 at the Woodland Park Middle School. Participants are asked to donate $5 or nonperishable food items, with the proceeds going to Little Chapel Food Pantry in Divide. The disc golf course was designed, managed and built by Boy Scouts from Troop No. 230 under the supervision of Nicholas Naples, as part of his Eagle Scout Service Leadership Project in 2012. Naples, along with two other scouts, was killed in a car crash in Wyoming. The three had attended a Boy Scout camp and were on their way back to Woodland Park. The annual disc golf open is a tribute to Naples who was also active in high school sports and the marching band as well as with his church youth group. “Nick loved his annual mission trips and helping other scouts in their many service projects,” said his mother, Laurie Naples. “He felt a deep connection to this community and created his Eagle project to provide a place for local kids to spend time. It’s heartwarming to see that the course is used daily by locals and visitors to Woodland Park.” Participants will receive a limited edition commemorative disc they can use on the nine-hole course during the event and to take home for future use. Nick’s Soaring Eagle Disc Golf Course is one of nearly 100 disc golf courses in Colorado.
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Perkins wins Coach D scholarship By Pat Hill phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Recipient of a $1,000 scholarship that honors the late Richard Dispenza, Myrrhiah Perkins plans to use the money to help offset the $10,000 annual cost of room and board at Point Loma Nazarene University. With the exception of living expenses, Perkins received a full-ride ROTC Navy scholarship to the university. She graduated last month from the Woodland Park High School. “I was thrilled to be able to present the scholarship to a girl,” said Paula Levy, who initiated the 501 c(3) Coach D Scholarship Foundation after the death of Dispenza on July 4, 2011. WPHS students Louie Neil and Jake Censner were the first two recipients, in 2012 and 2013. Perkins won the scholarship based on academic and athletic achievements as well as service to the community and recommendations from her teachers. “She’s wicked smart,” said Sara Lee, Perkins’ sixth-grade English teacher and theatre director for several performances. “Myrrhiah is one of the people who make being a teacher an amazing thing to be. She is dependable and is always smiling.” Excerpts from Perkins’ essay, written to the selection committee, highlight a sense of passionate curiosity: “Before I die, I want to learn everything there is to know about everything. My dream is to learn every language, and study every nation’s literature, know all the world’s history, study world politics in depth, and explore all realms of life. I guess I have high hopes and I need to live a long life.
From left, Paula Levy, founder of the Coach D Scholarship Foundation, and Myrrhiah Perkins, this year’s recipient. With the $1,000 scholarship, Perkins plans to supplement her room and board expenses. Otherwise, Perkins has a four-year full ride to Point Loma Nazarene University. Photo by Pat Hill I have dreams that I am anxious to start achieving. Four years after high school, I will graduate as an officer in the United States Navy with a degree in Nuclear Engineering. I dream of leading a Young Life group and traveling the world with the U.S. Navy.” Recognized for her leadership qualities, Perkins attributes her skills to being on the
student council. “That shaped me,” she said. The Coach D scholarship is awarded each year to a student who exhibits the same type of character as Coach D, in terms of caring for other kids and giving back to the community in a selfless manner. Coach D had a “huge impact on my life,” Perkins said in an email to Levy.
The third-annual celebration of Coach D’s life, which includes a character-building camp, is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 26 at the Woodland Park Middle School. Like all occasions that honor the beloved coach and mentor, the celebration will have participants recalling “D’s” favorite saying to children: “Remember you know who loves you.”
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Lake GeorGe Fire Protection District Auxiliary meetings are at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Station No. 1 at the corner of Hwy. 24 and County Road 90. The Lake George Gem and Mineral
Club meets the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Lake George Community Center. Mineral topics will be discussed but no field trips until spring. Call 719-748-3861.
MoDa U meets at 1 p.m. at Nuts ‘n
Bolts Needleworks, 200 S. Chestnut, Woodland Park. Quilters from novice to professional share their craft and get all the latest info about fabrics and notions. Call 719-687-2272.
The MoUnTain Artists meets from
9-10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. Call 719-6871374 or visit www.TheMountainArtists. com. The nonprofit group was established to promote, encourage and support the making and showing of visual arts in Teller County-Ute Pass area.
MoPS, MoTherS of Preschool-
ers in Woodland Park, meets from 8:45-11:30 a.m two Tuesdays a month,
from September to May. All mothers of children pre-birth through kindergarten are invited to join. Meetings include guest speakers, social time and creative activities. Child care is included. Register anytime online at www.utepassmops. org or call 719-687-4812.
MUSic LeSSonS. Guitar, drums and general music lessons are now offered on Friday mornings at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Call 719-748-0358. The TiMberLine Artists meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday of each month, upstairs at the Aspen Mine Senior Center in Cripple Creek. Everyone is welcome. Bring your favorite craft or art medium and join a dedicated group. Park anD Teller County potluck Just Folks Luncheon is at noon every third Wednesday at Lake George Community Center, 39141 US HWY 24. Call 719689-0554. PikeS Peak Community Club meets
starting at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper the second Thursday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide. Supper is followed by a business meeting. The public is welcome to attend.
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PikeS Peak Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday in Woodland Park. Call 719-684-3081. The Pikes Peak Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which is the largest worldwide service organization in the world. Our annual fundraiser is the annual Donkey Basketball Tournament. Our fundraisers and service projects provide support for our local community through work projects ranging from testing preschool age kids eyes for eye disease to sponsoring special needs kids to our local Lions Camp in Woodland Park. PikeS Peak Plein Air Painters is a nationally recognized group of regional artists. Join the group for year-round activities, painting on location, social activities pertaining to visual arts and art shows. The group is open to anyone intersted in learning to paint or improving their painting skills. Go to www. thepikespeakpleinairpainters.com, or contact Kenneth Shanika at 303-6471085 or shanikastudio@aol.com. PikeS Peak Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, south entrance. Rotary is a worldwide organization working on projects ranging from polio eradication internationally to bell ringing for the Salvation Army locally. Call 719-687-3611. QUiLT MiniSTrieS meets between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Ute Pass Cultural Center to make quilts for families that have been burned out of their homes or are in need for some other reason. The quilts are simple, machine pieced and hand-tied and are excellent projects for both new and more experienced quilters. No sewing skills necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines but machines also will be available onsite. Volunteers who don’t want to sew can still serve as cutters and pressers. This is a nondenominational group. Call 719-687-6828. QUiLTerS above the Clouds is a quilting guild for all levels. The guild meets from 1-5 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month at Mountain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park to share quilting experiences and exchange ideas. The group also participates in projects to benefit charity organizations.
raMParT rock `n’ Jazz Retro Jammers (RJs) singers rehearse Saturday afternoons in Woodland Park. Rock, soul, jazz, blues; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocalists welcome in addition to keyboard or instrumental accompanists. Call 686-8228 for directions or visit www.rampartrocknjazz.com. rocky MoUnTain Chapter, 1st
Cavalry Division Meeting is at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at the Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs. We are a non-political, nonprofit soldier’s and veteran’s fraternity. Anyone who has been assigned or attached to the 1st Cavalry Division anytime, anywhere, is eligible for membership. Friends of the Cav who have not served with the Division are eligible for Associate membership. We are family orientated so please bring significant other. We participate in local parades, do food shelf, picnics, Christmas party. Come join us for great camaraderie, make new friends, possibly meet old friends from the First Team. Contact Paul at 719-6871169 or Al at 719-689-5778.
SeconD SUnDay Scribes is for writers, wannabe writers and all those who love the written word. Sponsored by the Cripple Creek Park and Recreation Department the group meets at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of the month at the Bennett Avenue Park and Rec center. Call 719-689-3514. The SnowfLake Chapter No. 153 Order of the Eastern Star meets at 7:30 p.m. at 205 Park St. in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-9800. TeLLer coUnTy Knitters meets from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. The first and third Saturdays are at Nikki’s Knots, 101 Boundary, Woodland Park; and the second and fourth Saturdays are at the Community Partnership office in Divide (located above McGinty’s Wood Oven Pub; parking and entrance on the north side). Yarn fans of all skills and types are welcome for a chance to share projects and conversation. For more details and plans for fifth Saturdays, check Teller Knitters on Ravelry.com. The TeLLer County Sport Horse Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Call Grace at 719-661-8497 for more information. TeLLer coUnTy Search and Rescue is
an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose mission is to locate and rescue lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding area. Our general membership meetings are at 7 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Woodland Park Library, downstairs meeting room. Although we are not accepting new members at this time, the public is invited to our meetings. We are available to give hiking safety presentations to schools, churches or local organizations and we do accept donations. For further information, please contact Janet Bennett at 719306-0826.
ThoMaS v. Kelly VFW Post 6051 meets at at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Veterans Hall, 27637 Hwy 67, Woodland Park, CO 80863, the old Woodland Park Grange Hall where Eric V. Dickson American Legion Post #1980 meets. UTe PaSS Historical Society selfguided tours of History Park are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from June to September. Tours are free and start at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the Woodland Park Public Library, and docents will be on hand at each building to answer questions. A guided historic walking tour of Woodland Park meets at 10:30 a.m. Donations accepted for tours. Contact 729-686-7512 or www. utepasshistoricalsociety.org. All tours are weather permitting. UTe PaSS Historical Society board of directors meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the library. All patrons and members of the public are invited. Call 719-686-7512 for information. UTe PaSS Masonic Lodge 188 meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Call 719-687-9453. UTe PaSS Social Club is open to ladies
of all ages and interests. The club has many activities to pick and choose from including bridge, hiking, luncheons, mahjongg, crafts, needle works, and much more. Call president Eileen Field at 719-686-1826 or visit http://sites. google.com/site/upsocial/.
vicTor heriTaGe Society is a volunteer, nonprofit organization devoted to preserving the hardrock gold mining
heritage and the experience of living in Victor, Colorado during the late 19th and early 20th century. For information on meetings, activities and sponsored events, visit www.VictorHeritageSociety.com or e-mail VictorHeritageSociety@gmail.com.
wooDLanD Park Book Club meets at 10:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the third floor board room at thse Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9281 ext. 103 for book titles and information. wooDLanD Park Community Singers rehearse from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Mountain View United Methodist Church at 1101 Rampart Range Road in Woodland Park. No tryout needed. Just come and sing. Call 719-687-8545. wooDLanD Park High School Panther Pride Athletic Boosters meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the high school library. wooDLanD Park Holistic Luncheon is offered at noon the second Wednesday of each month. Contact Jim at 719-687-4335 for location. This is a free group, often potluck style lunch. wooDLanD Park Senior Citizens Club hosts the Golden Circle daily hot lunch at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday, except for the 2nd Tuesday Potluck and the 4th Tuesday Catered Lunch, both with entertainment or an educational presentation. Pool on Tuesday morning, cribbage, euchre or dominoes most mornings, bridge right after lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays, exercise for arthritis Wednesday and Friday mornings and a host of other activities. Monthly All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast every 3rd Saturday helps raise funds for Senior Center activities. Contact the activities coordinator at 719-687-3877 to find out more or to receive a monthly newsletter. SUPPorT aa MeeTS from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 5-6 p.m. every Saturday, and from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. every Sunday at 10400 Ute Pass Ave. in Green Mountain Falls.
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An art exhibit with a catchy theme, “ Black and White, and a touch of color” features photography, watercolors, yarn, pen and ink. The show teases the eye with a splash of color mixed in with the basic black-and-white work. The exhibit is on the lower level of the Woodland Park library through Sept. 2. Photos by Pat Hill
Mountain artists add color
The Mountain Artists’ exhibit at the Woodland Park library highlights the variety inherent to mixing black with white, and adding a touch of color. The works are on display through Sept. 2.
By Pat Hill
phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Mountain Artists show their versatility in their exhibit “black and white with a touch of color.” With photography, pen and ink and watercolor, the artists transport the viewer to a variety of places, such as Antarctica where penguins distinguish the landscape. Others choose landscapes and wildlife to exhibit their talents. The show is a preliminary to the annual event on the green at the Ute Pass Cultural Center Aug. 2. The exhibit is at the library through Sept. 2.
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AA meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. This is a Beginners Book Study meeting. AA meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Living Springs Church, 108 N. Park St., Woodland Park. AA LAte Night Meeting is at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, downstairs at Faith Lutheran Church, 1310 Evergreen Heights, Woodland Park. Enter through the back door on the north side.
ALcohoLics Anonymous meets from 9-10 a.m. every Sunday at the VFW, three and a half miles north of Woodland Park on Colo. 67.
ALcohoLics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Victor Community Center on Second and Portland.
ALcohoLics Anonymous, AA, has a 4 p.m.
ALcohoLics Anonymous meets from noon to
discussion group every Sunday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple Creek.
ALcohoLics Anonymous meets for 12-steps Bible discussion at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to AA members and the general public. An AA meeting follows at 7 p.m.
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Monday and at 5 p.m. Saturdays at the Community Partnership Family Resource Center in Divide.
AL-Anon meets at noon Thursdays in Guffey next to the post office. Call 719-689-5808.
5:30-6:30 p.m. and from men from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park.
ALAteen Above the Clouds meets at the People’s Bank in Woodland Park at Hwy 24 and Sheridan Ave., rear entrance Mondays at 5:45-6:45 p.m. Handicap accessible. For more info call 719-632-0063
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7 p.m. Tuesdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Cripple Creek Rehab & Wellness Center on North Street.
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Rodeo legend Larry Mahan at the Cripple Creek Rodeo. Photos by Sonja Oliver
Maverick cowboy talks about the ‘cowboy way’ By Sonja Oliver
Contributing writer With his hat in hand and bowed head at the opening of the 2014 Cripple Creek Rodeo held over the weekend of June 1315, grand marshal Larry Mahan stood in the arena at the Teller County fairgrounds and recited the famous “Cowboy Prayer” by Clem McSpadden as competitors prepared their hearts and minds for the first event.“ As cowboys, Lord, we don’t ask for any special favors. We ask only that You will let us compete in this arena as in life’s arena.” A lifetime of rodeo has etched its mark on this humble man who is truly considered by millions to be a rodeo cowboy legend. Because of his athletic ability and celebrity, Mahan has been instrumental in bringing the extreme sport of professional rodeo to the mainstream audience and is considered to be one of the great champions of professional rodeo. Mahan began competing professionally in 1964 and in 1965 won his first World Championship in bull riding. By 1966 he won the first of five consecutive All-Around World Championships, going on to win a record-setting sixth World Championship in 1973. To this day, Mahan remains the All-Time Leading National Finals Rodeo qualifier in rough stock (riding broncs and bulls) events. Although no longer rodeoing, Mahan remains relevant in today’s rodeo scene and is considered a living legend. Showing a sincere interest in the individuals who approached him, Mahan could be seen throughout the Cripple Creek Rodeo weekend giving full attention as he listened to each person relating how his life impacted their lives, their father’s lives, or siblings and children’s lives. Mahan’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/larrymahanhorses, contains 125,000 likes and is filled with entries that reflect his perspectives on subjects ranging from
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rodeo, horsemanship, life, politics, religion and the preservation of the western ranching lifestyle. “We don’t ask that we never break a barrier, draw a steer that won’t lay, draw around a chute-fighting horse or a bull that is impossible to ride,” said Clem McSpadden Mahan shared some of those philosophies with the Pikes Peak Courier as well as his thoughts on the town of Cripple Creek and its CPRA designation as “Best New Rodeo in Colorado.” Mahan was born Nov. 21, 1943, in Salem, Ore., and was raised in America’s Pacific northwest. As a young man, Mahan said he became hooked on the sport after participating in “about 11 or 12 calf riding events.” “It’s a seed that you have to nurture and grow. (Rodeo) is not a team sport and requires a lot of self discipline. You have to get into shape — not only physically but mentally. And you have to know how to win — or lose,” Mahan said. When Mahan is asked about how much the sport of rodeo is physical and how much is mental he answered “It’s 100 percent physical and 100 percent mental.” Transferring his lessons learned from riding broncs and bulls to life in general Mahan says that at the end of the day — win or lose — “you look in the mirror and don’t have anyone else to blame.” “You have to have a good hold of the reins (of life) and not run away. I’m a big believer that we have control over one thing in life and that’s choice. It takes a lot of hard work for someone who wants to reach their full potential. They have to be the one to develop their own passion and develop their athletic abilities,” Mahan said. With 1,200 rodeos (making it to 975 finals) under his belt, Mayhan retired from competition at the age of 33 in 1975 after having escaped major injuries.
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Rodeo legend Larry Mahan (center) visits with Cripple Creek City officials and rodeo committee members following Saturday’s rodeo events. Pictured (from left) are Teller County Clerk Crystal Brown, Cripple Creek Mayor Bruce Brown, Frank Sciacca, Larry Mahan, Liz Denson, John Denson, and Cripple Creek City Councilman Milford Ashworth. “I was blessed. I rode over 6,000 horses and bulls. Broke a few bones, but I don’t have any aches or pains although I still do a lot of stretching,” Mahan said. “All sports are entertainment. People want to see someone lay it on the line. In the (bronc and bull) riding events, the danger is so great that people have lost their lives. “But life can be over in a moment. You have to have the passion to have the opportunity to live that passion,” Mahan said. “Help us compete in life as honest as the horse we ride and in a manner as clean and pure as the wind that blows across this western country,” said Clem McSpadden Mahan also shared about what he has learned in his 71 years working with horses and the art of horsemanship. “One thing I know for sure; horses know more about being a horse than I do,” Mahan said with a laugh, adding that it takes patience, partnership and unconditional love in order to communicate with a horse. “Horsemanship requires communication skills. I want to direct their thinking. In learning, they need repetition — like children — to create muscle memory. “You hear a lot of old horseman say that ‘horses never leave the moment.’ If a horse feels something, they react to it. You have to have total control of your mind and
body. It’s all about controlling (the horse’s) energy and directing that energy. To me, that’s the challenge,” Mahan said. With regards to Cripple Creek’s western culture and heritage, Mahan talked about the city’s place in history and its future. “When you think of the history of this area — the changes over 100 years (ranching, mining, tourism) — it all started with the big move to the west and what people had to do to survive out here. “(Today), for a community of people to get together (to put on the rodeo), that is a huge undertaking. I can see good things coming from (the rodeo event). “The beauty of this area is absolutely incredible. It’s almost like the top of the world. My take is that we’ve become such a technological people, we have to find a way to escape. In Cripple Creek there is a lot of entertainment. It’s a good escape. It’s a fun place to come to and relax and re-group,” Mahan said. “So, when we make that last ride, that we know is inevitable, to the country up there — where the grass is green and lush and stirrup high and the water runs crystal clear and deep, You will tell us, as we enter that arena, our entry fees are paid,” said Cowboy continues on Page 15
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Teller Relay for Life moves outdoors Hours changed to make event easier for cancer survivors By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer
For the past several years the Relay for Life of Teller County has broken with tradition in that it’s been one of the few, if not only, indoor American Cancer Society relay events in the state. This year’s event on July 26 is moving back outdoors to the Woodland Park High School and its big track field. “Most relays are outdoors,” said Mary Catherine Sharp, American Cancer Society relay specialist for Teller County. “We have new involvement this year and the relay committee wanted to try something more traditional, especially when it comes to the luminaria ceremony. It’s more intimate when it’s outside with people quietly walking around the darkened track while the names of those we remember and honor are being read. Indoors there are too many distractions.” While moving outdoors gives the relay a more traditional feel, this year’s event has far from traditional hours. It’s still 12 hours but instead of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. the event is noon to midnight. “Our survivors are older and many aren’t able to stay all night,” Sharp said. “We thought the new hours might allow more survivors to participate. It’s not overnight but it’s still basically the same. We can still have the luminaria ceremony at 9 p.m. and it’s close to U.S. 24 so maybe more people will be able to find it and participate.” Of course, at an average elevation of 8,500 feet Woodland Park also gets pretty cold just before dawn even in mid-summer so stopping at midnight might also help participants have a warmer and more comfortable event. “We’re really excited to see how this will turn out,” Sharp said. “We haven’t worked out all the details such as when we’ll have the survivors’ dinner or the survivor’s
Del’s Lovely Ladies of the Red Hats are typically the top fundraising team at almost every Relay for Life of Teller County event. In recent years they and other teams have walked around an indoor track but this year Relay is moving outdoors. It is scheduled for noon to midnight on July 26 at the Woodland Park High School. File photo
lap but we are most definitely starting at noon.” So far nine teams have signed up and they have already raised almost $12,000 as of June 18. “Fundraising starts as soon as someone signs up their team,” Sharp said. “We’ve changed the way teams register also. Instead of each team paying $150, no matter how many members it has, now each team member pays $10 and there are no limits on the number of members a team can have.” Signing up is easy online, just visit www. relayforlife.org/tellercountyco and click
on the “sign up” button. Participants can sign up a new team or use the button to join an existing team. Cancer survivors can also sign up for the survivors’ dinner and lap on the website. Participants can also buy luminaria online but, of course, many prefer to pay for and decorate their luminaria at the event. Seven Arrows Art Gallery in Woodland Park is also offering a place to buy and decorate their luminaria. “Seven Arrows is having a luminaria decorating contest,” Sharp said. “It’s geared for teams but people can sign up their team or join a team at the gallery. You
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Support Group meets from 4:30-5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Woodland Park Public Library, in the board room on the third floor. Group is for caregivers, family, and friends who deal with the daily challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias - at home, in a facility setting, or from long distance. Support and encouragement is offered in a confidential setting at no cost. Meet other caregivers and learn more about the disease, caregiving issues and share suggestions on how to take care of yourself and your loved one. For more information, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 719-266-8773 or Paula Levy at 719-331-3640. Computer ClaSSeS are offered for free at the Florissant Library. You can take Computer Basics, Word I, Word II, Excel, and PowerPoint. To register for a class, or for information and a schedule, call 719-748-3939. DomeStiC ViolenCe Education Program, an educational and support group where victims of domestic violence can learn more about power and control issues and the cycle of violence, meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Our Lady of the Woods Church in Woodland Park. Call Devra at 719-243-5508 or e-mail dgoodwin@tessacs.org. early interVention Colorado - The Resource Exchange
offers free playgroups call Nicol Houghland at 719-233-5873. Also provides developmental supports and services to children birth through 3 years of age, who have special developmental needs. For free developmental screening call 719-687-5047 or visit www.tre.org
GamblerS anonymouS meets at 5:30 p.m. Sundays at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple Creek. GamblerS anonymouS meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Woodland Park Community Church Offices, Suite A, 700 Valley View Drive in Woodland Park. GeD, aDult basic education classes are from 3-6 p.m. Tues-
days in the Aspen Mine Center, Cripple Creek. Free childcare provided. Open enrollment. Call 719-686-0705. Sponsored by Community Partnership Family Resource Center.
GeD/eSl ClaSSeS are from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Divide with open enrollment. Free childcare is provided. Call 719-686-0705 for more information. Sponsored by Community Partnership Family Resource Center.
to help local families better prepare for an emergency, the
local Home Instead Senior Care office has a Web site containing downloadable materials such as a checklist of important contact names and information, a medication tracker, allergies/conditions worksheet and a wallet card to carry when away from home. These materials also can be accessed and
downloaded at www.senioremergencykit.com. Contact the local Home Instead Senior Care office at 719-534-3064 for more information.
la leChe League, for breastfeeding help and information
before and after baby comes. Call Kathleen, the Teller County area leader, at 719-687-1164.
little Chapel Food Pantry, 69 County Road 5, Divide, is in search of volunteers to help distribute food to its clients. Any help with paper work, loading cars or packing boxes is greatly needed. Distribution days are the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Volunteer times are from 1-7 p.m. Client food pick-up times are from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. Call Little Chapel Food Pantry at 719-322-7610 or visit littlechapelfoodpantry.org. monthly CommoDitieS food distribution program. Last Friday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center, 166 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek. Proof of Teller County residence and income requirements must be met to participate. Call 689-3584 for more information. a multiple Sclerosis support group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Woodland Park Library. Call Annette at 719-687-4103. narConon reminDS families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution. com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754. new beGinninGS with Food workshop graduates meet every third Sunday of the month to provide ongoing support for overcoming health and weight issues and exchanging ideas and inspirations. For location and more information, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823. oVereaterS anonymouS 12-step program group meets from 5:30-6 p.m. every Thursday at Mountain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-0246 or 719-475-0037. parentS aS Teachers and Bright Beginnings home visits available. Please call Community Partnership at 686-0705 to schedule a free visit for your newborn or young child. parent eDuCation Workshops for parents with children
ages 1 through teens. Workshops provided throughout the year at Community Partnership in Divide. Childcare and meals included. Call 686-0705 for session dates and times.
Senior CitizenS Club, Woodland Park, is open from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Hot lunch offered at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday; reservations required; cost is $2.25 for those 60 and up and $6.50 for all others. Bridge is from noon to 3 p.m. Monday
and Wednesday. 2nd Tuesday is potluck and program. 4th Tuesday is catered meal and program. Exercise for Arthritis program of the Arthritis Foundation is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday. Bingo and Tai Chi is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday. Membership is $20 per year and eligibility begins at 50 years of age. We love new members with new ideas. Contact phone is 719-687-3877.
Soup kitChen is from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church. All soups and breads are homemade, and the kitchen is open to anyone wanting a warm meal and some fellowship. SuDDen unexpeCteD Infant Death Local Support Group. The group offers bereavement services for parents, families, friends and caregivers who have been affected by the sudden unexpected loss of an infant or toddler. There is no cost. The third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave. Adult meeting only; no child care will be provided. For additional help and information, call Angel Eyes at 888-285-7437 or visit angeleyes.org. tre’S Cripple Creek playgroup meets 9-11 a.m. Fridays at the Aspen MIne Center in downtown Cripple Creek. Call Cathy 719-687-8054. teller County Nonprofit Roundtable, first Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. (bring your own lunch). Free support group for nonprofits, covering various topics decided by local nonprofits. Contact Debbie Upton at the City of Woodland Park, 687-5218 for locations and more information. teller County Search and Rescue meets the first Monday of each month at the Woodland Park Library downstairs meeting room at 7 p.m. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization tasked with locating and rescuing lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding areas. Experience is not required as we conduct all of our own trainings. Levels of participation range from general support (auxillary), mission support, SarTech I and SarTech II. Please contact Janet Bennett, membership chair, at 719-306-0826 for more info.
buy the luminaria and decorate it right there. Then it goes on display to be judged by the artists associated with the gallery. Cash prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place will go to the winning decorators’ teams.” Sharp said it’s not too late to form a team and the more teams the merrier. “We also need entertainers,” she said. “Anyone who would like to volunteer to entertain the participants during the Relay can call or email me.” Sharp can be reached at 719-630-4978 or marycatherine.sharp@cancer.org.
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Clem McSpadden. Mahan is married to wife, Julanne, and has three children; Lisa Ty and Eliza. He is an eight-time World Champion Cowboy whose awards include six All-Around World Championships and two World Champion Bull Rider Gold Buckles. Mahan is a member of numerous halls of fame, including: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Texas Cowboy, Oklahoma City National Rodeo, Pendleton, Cheyenne, Ellensburg and St. Paul. He is a member of the Professional Bull Riders Ring of Honor, PRCA Legend of Pro Rodeo and was awarded the Ben Johnson Memorial medallion. As a 30-year member and breeder with the American Quarter Horse Association, Mahan is an avid team roping and cutting competitor and member of the Western Dressage Association. Mahan also has credits as a songwriter with an album “King of the Rodeo” which was released in 1978. He has also starred in a few movies, among them “The Great American Cowboy” which won an Academy Award in1973. Mahan also has a western clothing line which includes hats, boots and western apparel. When not on the road for numerous appearances, Mahan shares his time between ranches in Texas, Oklahoma and Guffey, Colo.
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total joint replacement. Pikes Peak Regional Hospital & Surgery Center offers free classes on total joint replacement. Classes are free and offered every second and fourth Thursday. Learn about the benefits of joint replacement, what to expect and how to prepare. You don’t have to be scheduled for a joint replacement to attend a class. Classes are at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, 16420 W. Hwy. 24 Woodland Park, in the Café Meeting room. They run from 2-4 p.m. Contact program coordinator Wendy Westall at 719-686-5779 for information. To register for an upcoming class, call 719- 686-5769.
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July 2, 2014
Dorris keeps historical fiction coming Third installment of Sheepeater saga a keeper By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer Joseph Dorris, teacher, miner, artist, writer and cast member of “The Prospectors” series on The Weather Channel, recently published the third novel in his Sheepeater Indian series, “Salmon River Kid.” Like the first two books, “Sheepeater: To Cry for a Vision” and “Sojourner of Warren’s Creek,” this book is based in Idaho Territory. In his first novel, Dorris introduced the Larson family, whose ill-fated attempt to
cross the country in the early 1860s left 12-year-old Erik Larson on his own in Sheepeater Indian Country. The second novel, set in the early 1870s, introduces Charles Chambers, a Civil War veteran who leaves his wife and daughter behind in Iowa and sets out with his 14-year-old son, Samuel, to strike it rich in the Idaho gold fields. While “Salmon River Kid” is a continuation of “Sojourner,” Dorris plans to tie the two story lines together in his next book, which will be set during the Sheepeater War of 1879. In the third installment, Samuel, now 15, and his father continue the hard work and hardships of placer mining and prospecting for the gold vein that will allow them to return to Iowa with enough money to buy a farm. They fight weather,
high-graders, claim jumpers and murderers. Samuel also becomes a good judge of character, learns the ways of ranching, falls in love and, despite the prejudices of the times, continues his friendship with the Chinese immigrants introduced in “Sojourner.” Dorris has a way of describing the land and the people that brings everything to life. The reader sees what Samuel sees, feels what he feels. While Charles and Samuel are pure invention, many of the people they interact with in these novels are historical figures and much of the book’s action is also based on actual events, including a wild raft ride through Salmon River rapids. The trails, the rivers, the mountains and the plants and animals that inhabit them are also real.
Although many people call these books “coming of age” stories, they aren’t just for young adults. Anyone who wants to learn more about mining, ranching and the Western experience or who just wants a good read will love these books. All of Dorris’ novels feature his oil paintings on their covers and his pen and ink illustrations are scattered throughout this book’s pages. All three books are available through the author’s website, www.pinnacle5minerals.com, where visitors can also see his art and view his mining operations. The books are also available iuniverse.com, barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com online and available on Kindle or e-book.
RECREATION REPORT Woodland Park Parks & Recreation offers the following programs and sports. Sign up at least a week prior to session starting. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of participants. Call 719-687-5225 or stop by our office at 204 W. South Ave. Online registration and class information available at wpparksandrecreation.org.
Babysitters boot camp American Red Cross plans its babysitter’s boot camp from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 26. For ages 11-15. Each student will receive a babysitter’s training handbook, emergency reference guide and the babysitter’s training CD-ROM. Course includes infant and child CPR certification. Cost is $85 per session.
Swim lessons The Learn to Swim program follows the criteria set by American Red Cross. Descriptions of the classes are listed on the city website. Please bring a swim suit and towel. Instructors are Connie Knowles and Katy Conlin. For ages 6 months to 18 years. Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays (session 11: July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24) at the Golden Bell Camp. Cost is $45 per session, and $41 for an additional family member.
Youth golf Four lessons are designed to introduce golf to juniors. A specific skill will be taught each class. These classes will include the skills of putting, chipping, pitching and full swing as well as rules and etiquette that apply to each skill. When registering, indicate whether participant has his or her own clubs and whether he
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or she is left or right handed. Instructor is Rose Weis. Sessions offered for 5-9 years and 10-14 years. Classes are from 1-2:15 p.m. at Shining Mountain Golf Course. Ages 5-9 years meet Mondays and Wednesday (session 4: July 21, 23, 28, 30)); and ages 10-14 meet Tuesdays and Thursdays (session 4: July 22, 24, 29, 31). Cost is $100 per session.
Youth tennis All ages and skill levels welcome for youth tennis league. Participants will learn the techniques and skills to play tennis like a real pro and of course meet new friends while having fun. We will focus on learning the key moves; forehand, backhand, approach, serve, volley, and keeping score while keeping our minds and bodies active. Instructor is Jessee Barlow. Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays (session 7: July 8, 10, 15, 17; session 8: Julu 22, 24, 29, 31): 10-11 a.m. for 4-8 years; 11 a.m. to noon for 8-12 years; and noon to 1 p.m. for ages 12 and older. Cost is $40 per session.
Youth soccer league The registration deadline is Friday, July 11, to sign up for a youth soccer league for boys and girls in grades K-12. Fee is $43 for kindergarten, and $48 for grades 1-12. Season runs from August to October.
Start Smart soccer A soccer program for ages 3-6 years, Start Smart is from 6-7 p.m. Thursdays, and 10:15-11:15 a.m. Saturdays, July 31, Aug. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16. Registration deadline is Thursday, July 3. Cost is $18, plus required kit ($6). A mandatory parent meeting is at
7 p.m. Monday, July 21.
Soccer camp
The Challenger British soccer camp runs from July 21-25 at the Meadow Wood Sports Complex Synthetic Turf Fields. Register online at www.challengersports. com by Friday, June 6 and receive a free British soccer jersey. Late registration begins Friday, July 11 (add a $10 late fee). Registration can be taken up to the first day of camp. First Kicks (age 3) is from 11 a.m. to noon; Mini Soccer (ages 4-5) are from 9-10:30 a.m.; Half Day (ages 6-16) are from 9 a.m. to noon; Golden Goal (ages 6-16) is from 1-3 p.m. Host a coach: Make the experience even more special for your child by hosting one of our professional British coaches during your week of camp. Host families not only provide a memorable and truly international learning experience for their children and the coach, but will also receive an $80 rebate toward the cost of camp. Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation’s fitness center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Membership is $14 per month. Silver Sneaker memberships are free for qualifying seniors. Call 719-689-3514.
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Kids summer camp Licensed day care for ages 5-17 is open from 7:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; field trips are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call for information and fees. Anti-aging stretch workout for women, 2-3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $5.
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Aikido for adults (martial arts), 6-7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $5. Aikido for kids (martial arts), 5:15-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Cost is $5. Zumba (dance exercise), 4:15-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with fitness membership. Insanity 60 Day Workout will transform your body right before your eyes. Meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays. Free with fitness membership. Turbo Kick (high impact exercise), 9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost $8. Fitness Boot Camp, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and 8-9 a.m. Fridays. Cost $5. Women’s Bible study, 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Yoga class, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost is $7. Free soup lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Everyone welcome. Roller skating, 1-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $2, skates included. Archery classes, 8-10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration required. Call John at 719689-3514 to register. Archery open shooting, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Cost is $2. Call ahead for availability, 719-689-3514. 5K run/walk Start any time after 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. When finished, stop by the parks office for a 50 percent off coupon for the Thursday night buffet at Wildwood Casino. Receive a free T-shirt after your seventh run/walk.
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July 2, 2014
Hickenlooper’s gun comments spark firestorm Anti-gun advocates still back governor, Republicans ready for change at top By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Gun control advocates say they were not taken aback by recent comments by Gov. John Hickenlooper that initially indicated a back-pedaling of his support for a key piece of gun legislation from last year. “Words are one thing, but I’m actionbased,” said Tom Sullivan, whose son Alex was killed in the July 2012 Aurora Theater shooting. “In the signing of the gun bills last year, the actions of the governor showed me exactly where he is on this — that he’s firmly with us on common sense laws.” But others point to Hickenlooper’s recent remarks to a group of sheriffs — followed by an interview in which he sought to clarify those comments — as an example of failed leadership. “We don’t need excuses and we don’t (need) different versions of the story,” said Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker. “I don’t need apologies. I need a new governor.” The governor created a media firestorm after he acknowledged to a group of county sheriffs who were meeting June 13 in Aspen that he had been conflicted about signing a law that placed bans on highcapacity ammunition magazines. Hickenlooper told the sheriffs that he signed the legislation — which banned the sale of magazines that hold more than 15 rounds — after a member of his “staff made a commitment” to signing it, according to video footage of the governor’s comments, which were obtained by the conservative website, Revealing Politics. The governor also said that he did not speak with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg — a key financial backer of gun control measures — about the legislation. But phone records obtained by other media outlets show that calls between the two did in fact take place. A week after the fallout over his remarks, Hickenlooper clarified his com-
ments and reaffirmed his commitment to the legislation. “If we went through the process again, I’d sign it again,” he told KDVR in an interview that aired on June 20. Hickenlooper also said in the interview that he made the decision to sign the legislation more than a month before the bill reached his desk and he acknowledged that he did speak with Bloomberg, but only after the governor’s mind was made up. Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, who sponsored the legislation in the House, told Colorado Community Media that she received no assurances from the governor’s office that he was planning on signing her bill. “I never had any assurance that my bills would pass,” she said. “It’s just too much of a sensitive issue for someone to make that kind of declaration.” Fields said she has been “pleased with what the governor has done to pass these measures” and that she’s not concerned with the events from last week. “My reaction overall is that I’m really proud of the work we’ve been able to achieve in Colorado in regard to gun safety measures,” Fields said. “We’re setting the tone for what other states are doing on this issue and the measures we took were very common sense.” Republicans don’t think that’s the case at all. Not a single Republican voted for the magazine ban at the Legislature in 2013. This year, they unsuccessfully failed to repeal that and a separate law that created universal background checks on gun sales. House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, took issue with Hickenlooper telling county sheriffs that he had no idea that the bills would be so controversial. “Prior to his signature, there were hundreds of people including sheriffs from around the state testifying at the Capitol in opposition to these gun control bills,” DelGrosso said. “I would think testimony from law enforcement along with thousands of protestors and hundreds of thousands of emails would have shown Governor Hickenlooper these gun control bills were controversial.” Holbert, who is leaving the House to
Gov. John Hickenlooper. Photo by Vic Vela run for a state Senate seat, sponsored the repeal effort in the House this year. He believes that Hickenlooper, who is running for re-election this year, has hurt himself on this issue many times and that it will cost him, politically. “There are now two or three versions of this story,” Holbert said. “But who made (the) decision? Did the governor make a decision as a leader or was it a staffer? Is he beholden to a staffer? And who is this staffer? “No one could have hurt John Hickenlooper more than John Hickenlooper.” But what happened last week was just all noise in the minds of key gun control supporters. “He signed the bills into the law and since that time it has saved lives,” Sullivan said. “I don’t see any of these (gun laws) as road blocks. I see them as see them as
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speed bumps, to slow the process down a little, to make us safer in a common sense way.”
milestones Education
Haley S. Hute, of Cripple Creek, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming. Renae Elizabeth Musekamp, of Woodland Park, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Musekamp is a sophomore majoring in English. Kyla Blunt, of Divide, displayed works of art at DepARTing, Fort Lewis College’s graduating seniors art majors exhibition. Blunt is an art major. His work on display was Free Flow No. 3, Plexiglas print.
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JunE 30, 2014
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Get your facts together and become familiar with them before you have to face up to that interview. The better prepared you are, the easier it will be to make that important impression. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) new information might warrant changing your mind about a recently made decision. never mind the temporary confusion it might cause. Acting on the truth is always preferable. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Creating a loving atmosphere for those you care for could pay off in many ways. Expect to hear some unexpected but very welcome news that can make a big difference in your life.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Stepping away from an old and seemingly insoluble problem might be helpful. use the time to take a new look at the situation and perhaps work out a new method of dealing with it. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) You’re still in a favorable goalsetting mode. However, you might need to be a little more realistic about some of your aims. Best to reach for what is currently doable. The rest will follow. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A setback is never easy to deal with. But it could be a boon in disguise. Recheck your proposal, and strengthen the weak spots. Seek advice from someone who has “been there and done that.” LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Coming up with a new way of handling a tedious job-regulated chore could lead to more than just a congratulatory memo once the word reaches the “right people.” Good luck. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to nov 21) What you might call determination someone else might regard as stubbornness. Look for ways to reach a compromise that won’t require a major shift of views on your part. SAGITTARIUS (nov 22 to Dec 21) You’re still in a vulnerable mode vis-a-vis “offers” that sound too good to be true. So continue to be skeptical about anything that can’t be backed up with provable facts. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Thrift is still dominant this week. What you don’t spend on what you don’t need will be available for you to draw on should a possible (albeit temporary) money crunch hit. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Staying close to home early in the week allows for some introspection about your social life. Sort out your feelings before rejoining your fun-time fellows on the weekend. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) It can be a bit daunting as well as exciting to find yourself finally taking action on a long-delayed move for a change. It helps to stay with it when others rally to support you. BORN THIS WEEK: Your love of home and family provide you with the emotional support you need to find success in the outside world. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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18 Pikes Peak Courier
July 2, 2014
Romain Dumas crowned ‘King of the Mountain’ Swiss driver wins 92nd edition of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb By Danny Summers
dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com The third time was a charm for Romain Dumas. The Swiss driver won his first-overall Pikes Peak International Hill Climb championship on June 29, posting a rocket time of 9 minutes, 05.801 seconds. A former winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dumas was the 2012 Hill Climb Rookie of the Year. He was a formidable force in 2013, but he - as well as everyone else in the field - finished a distance second to Frenchman Sebastien Loeb’s record-setting 8:13.378. But this year the “American’s Mountain” belonged to Dumas. He had the fastest qualifying time among all drivers and was the first to race up the hill in an automobile after the motorcycles owned the morning portion of the “Race to the Clouds.” Dumas finished a little more than two seconds of Greg Tracy’s 9:08.1.88. Tracy was driving in the Electric Car Division. In fact, the third and fourth best times were also turned in by drivers in electric cars - Japan’s Hiroshi Masuoka (9:12.2014) and Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima (9:37.005). The 64-year-old Tajima, who in 2011 became the first-ever driver to break the 10-minute barrier before the road was all paved, was more than pleased with his personal-best run up the 12.42-mile course. “We improved nine seconds over last year,” he said. “I’m pretty happy. It’s unbelievable, you know.” Tajima is arguably the biggest fan-favorite of all the competitors, but it was Dumas who will head back overseas with the big prize. “Dumas is pretty impressive,” said Woodland Park’s Clint Vahsholtz, who won the Open Wheel Class in 9:54.700). “He’s driving a different kind of car than most of the rest of us.” Vahsholtz’s championship was his 21st (18 in a car and three in the motorcycle division). While the Hill Climb is more and more becoming an international event, there are still a number of drivers and riders who call
Woodland Park racing legend Clint Vahsholtz won another title in 2013. Three generations of Vahsholtz races have claimed 40 titles since the mid 1970s. Photo courtesy of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb the Pikes Peak region home. In the motorcycle division, Jeff Grace of Colorado Springs finished second in the Middleweight Division, while Palmer Lake’s Dan Elders was ninth in Middleweight. Other top area finishers in the car divisions included: Steve Goeglein, Peyton, Unlimited, third; Randy Schranz, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Open, fourth; Tim Hardy, Colorado Springs, Time Attack 1, fifth; Donner Billingsley, Colorado Springs, Open Wheel, third; Dan Novembre, Colorado Springs, Open Wheel, fourth; Christo-
pher Lennon, Monument, Vintage, second; and Fred Veitch, Colorado Springs, Time Attack 2, first. The Woodland Park husband and wife team of Dave and Lorie Wood competed in Open Wheel. Lorie finished fifth, while Dave was unable to complete his run. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest motor sports race in America. Only the Indianapolis 500 is older, starting in 1911. First competed in 1916, this year marked the 92nd running of the Hill Climb. The race is run on a 12.42 mile course with 156
turns that begins at 9,390 feet and finished at the 14,115 foot summit of “America’s Mountain.” As the gutsy drivers climb toward the summit, the thin air slows reflexes and saps physical muscle strength. The thin air - two miles above sea level - also robs engines of 30 percent of their power at the summit. The race attracts racers and crews that are willing to spend several hundred thousand dollars and months of preparation to compete for the right to be the “King of the Mountain” — which this year goes to Dumas.
Noel Sawyer picked to head Woodland Park boys’ soccer program Sawyer is a member of the Woodland Park City Council By Danny Summers
dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Noel Sawyer already is a mover and shaker as a Woodland Park City Council member. Now he will try his hand at resurrecting the Woodland Park High School boys’ soccer program. Sawyer, 44, was named the program’s head varsity coach on June 23, replacing Andrew Pappadakis, who stepped down in May after 10 seasons. Pappadakis will remain the head coach of the school’s girls’ program. “I’m at that age where I want to transition from a player to a coach,” Sawyer
said. “I’ve been playing soccer on a competitive basis most of my life and I feel I have a lot to offer these kids.” Sawyer inherits a program that has not had much success in recent years. The Panthers were 4-9-1 in 2013 - its best record in quite a while. The Panthers were 0-14-1 in 2012. They have had just one winning season over the last five years, going a combined 17-51-4 during that stretch. Their last winning season came in 2010 when they went 7-6-1. “I know we have some very good players in the District,” Sawyer said. “I just don’t think we’ve reached our full potential yet.” Sawyer was hired by Woodland Park athletic director Michael DeWall, who got approval from the school board. “We had some quality
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Woodland Park City Councilman Noel Sawyer was named the new head coach of the Woodland Park High School boys’ soccer team on June 23. Sawyer’s first official day as head coach will be Aug. 11. He plans to meet with the players several times over the next few weeks. Photo by Danny Summers applicants apply for the position,” DeWall said. “The qualities we liked about Noel are his playing experience at the highest levels of his career and his passion for improving the program. “He has that desire to
see soccer in Woodland Park improve He believes we are a hidden gem, but he also recognizes what he’s getting into. He realizes he won’t build the program overnight and that it will take time.”
Sawyer received allstate recognition as a high school player in Ohio in the 1980s. He moved to Colorado Springs to finish out his high school career and graduated from Rampart in 1988. He was a sweeper on
Rampart’s 1987 team that was the state runner-up. He also played club soccer at the University of Colorado before playing Soccer continues on Page 19
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Vahsholtz, Juarros selected for all-state volleyball games Former Woodland Park players were coached by Stacy Roshek, their high school coach By Danny Summers
dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com This fall, Carli Vahsholtz and Paloma Juarros will be playing volleyball together at Bethany College in Linsborg, Kansas. But before that takes place, they enjoyed one more go-around with some of top high school players in the state. The recent Woodland Park graduates participated in the Colorado High School Coaches Association All-State Games in June at Adams State in Alamosa. They were coached by Stacy Roshek, the head coach of Woodland Park. The Woodland Park trio was part of the “Blue” team. There were four total teams. Vahsholtz and Juarros will be joined at Bethany by Elin Saxon, who was a freshman at the college last year.
Recent Woodland Park High School graduates Carli Vahsholtz, left, and Paloma Juarros, far right, competed in the All-State Volleyball Games in June. Woodland Park head coach Stacy Roshek, center, was honored selected to coach in the games. Courtesy photo
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WEIGHT WATCHERS meetings are every Tuesday in Woodland Park and Cripple Creek. Woodland Park meetings are 5:30 p.m., weigh-ins start at 5 p.m. at the Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave. Cripple Creek group opens at 5:30 p.m. and meetings begin at 6 p.m. at the Aspen Mine Center, 166 E. Bennett Ave. Weight Watchers meetings last about 35 minutes, and it is recommended members attend one meeting each week to learn about healthy eating, gain motivation and get a confidential weigh-in to track progress. Public is welcome to visit and see what it’s about at a participating Weight Watchers meeting with no obligation to join. WELLNESS HOUR meets at 2 p.m. the third Saturday of every month at the Lost Dutchman Resort. Learn how to enjoy health with the help of a free certified health coach. Join us for a whole new way to think about weight loss and wellness as we share inspiring stories of personal transformations and lots of practical ideas for thriving instead of just surviving. This is not a diet, but a comprehensive health program that can help you or a loved one create long term health in your lives. Join us for an afternoon of encouragement and enlightenment. Call 719-689-0431 for more information or email mary@ wechosehealth.net.
WINGS PROVIDES therapist facilitated support groups for women and men in which survivors are believed, accepted and no longer alone. There is a women’s group on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday evening. We are also starting a Loved Ones Group for family and friends of survivors. For more information contact the WINGS office at 800-373-8671. Visit www.wingsfound.org. WOODLAND PARK Parkinson Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 in the third floor board room of the Woodland Park Library. Both those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. YOUNG PARENTS Empowerment Support Group designed for teen and young mothers and fathers to aid in the life changes of having a child. Free program includes childcare and lunch. Please call Community Partnership 686-0705 for meeting times and locations. VOLUNTEER HABITAT FOR Humanity of Teller County, 700 Valley View,
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HELP THE Needy is growing in its capacity to help our friends and neighbors in Teller County. To join a fun group of volunteers, an open heart and a generous spirit are all that is required. Call Vince Scarlata at 719-687-7273. INTERNATIONAL CULTURE club, which meets quarterly, is
accepting applications for families wanting the opportunity to host a foreign high school exchange student for academic year 2013-2014. Students arrive in August. Contact Gbrovetto@ gmail.com or 719-460-0355.
THE LOCAL Emergency Planning Committee meets 8-9 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the Divide Volunteer Fire Department conference room, 103 Cedar Mountain Road, Divide. This committee was created to help prepare Teller County to deal with the variety of emergencies including the possibility of a pandemic influenza outbreak. The meeting is open to the public and visitors are welcome. Call 687-6416. ODYSSEY HOSPICE. You can make a difference. Odyssey Hospice seeks volunteers to provide companionship to terminally ill patients living in the Ute Pass/Woodland Park area. Call 719-573-4166. THE PIKES Peak Regional Medical Center Foundation is accepting volunteer applications for its hospital gift shop. Help us run a fun and friendly gift shop/art gallery specializing in local art that raises money for projects supporting the hospital and the medical center campus. Pleasant environment, wonderful customers, light work load, no heavy lifting. Two shifts daily: from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 12:30-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Susan 719-331-9762 or stop by.
Backers call off campus gun-ban bid
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vvela@colorado communitymedia.com An effort to ban the carrying of concealed handguns on college campuses ended June 26 out of supporters’ concerns that the issue could be used as a “political football” to impact the November election. For months, backers of the campus gun ban had been collecting signatures in hopes of putting the issue to voters on this fall’s ballot. But supporters saw a political reality that caused them to pull the plug on their effort. “In the last few weeks it became very evident that last year’s gun violence prevention legislation was going to be a major campaign issue in
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on scholarship at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in the early 1990s. I’ve been playing in a lot of leagues since my career as a college
many candidate campaigns,” Boulder resident Ken Toltz, the founder of Safe Campus Colorado, said in an email to Colorado Community Media. Toltz was referring to legislation that became law in 2013, including bans on high-capacity ammunition magazines and the creation of universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers. The bills stirred passionate reaction from both gun enthusiasts and gun-control advocates. The legislation passed the Democratic-majority legislature without Republican support. Another bill that would have banned concealed weapons from being carried on college campuses was killed by a Senate sponsor prior to it
receiving a vote in that chamber. It is already illegal to carry concealed guns on K-12 campuses. Toltz said the decision to stop the signature-gathering effort was not related to any lack of public support for the campus gun ban. “The signature-gathering was very successful on a statewide basis, as the average voter agreed that concealed guns on college campuses is a bad idea,” he said. Last year’s gun legislation led to recall elections that ended up costing Democrats three seats in the state Senate — two Democrats lost in those recalls, while another resigned in the face of a recall. Toltz did not directly respond when asked if he received any pressure from Democrats or other inter-
ested parties to stop the effort. But he did acknowledge the politics of gun control. “Being nonpartisan, we decided that our issue was too important to let it become a political football,” he said. Dudley Brown, who heads Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said petition backers were wise to halt the signature-gathering because another gun restriction effort would have “kicked the hornets’ nest.” “I think they got phone calls from Democrats saying, `This is not a good thing for our candidates for office because this will motivate gun owners in droves,’” Brown said. “Democratic operatives know that this is a dangerous thing for them to do, to tinker with this.”
soccer player ended,” Sawyer said. Sawyer said he received a list from DeWall of about 10 returning players. He plans on meeting with each player, while actively seeking out other players in the District. “I’m going to make my players the best I can,” he said. “I’d like to see a lot of these student-athletes get scholarships. That will be their avenue to get to college.
“I want to make them better players and better students.” Sawyer has already made sure that the returning players in the program have a place to improve their skills over the summer. He has reserved Field 1 at Meadow Wood Park each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon until the first official day of practice on Aug. 11. “I want the players to get to
know each other better and pick up the game,” he said. Among the things Sawyer said he plans on focusing on is slowing down the game in the players’ minds. “I want to give them more options,” he said. “We will have the fastest strikers on the field. Our strikers will be quick and goal-oriented.”
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Woodland Park resident Codie Vahsholtz, 23, competed in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb’s 450 CC division this year. His bike is 2005 KTM SMR. Codie is a third generation member of his family to compete in the Hill Climb. Photos by Danny Summers
Clint Vahsholtz wins famed Open Wheel Division Woodland Park driver now has a record 21 Pikes Peak Hill Climb titles By Danny Summers
dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Clint Vahsholtz has been racing up Pikes Peak Highway long enough to know that in order to be considered “King of the Mountain” you must first reach the top of the summit. So when he heard that Paul Dallenbach - the favorite to win the Open Wheel Division - pulled up lame with car problems at Mile Marker 16, Vahsholtz was well aware that a lot still stood between him and a 21st championship on June 29 during the 92nd running of the famed event. “I was really monitoring my oil pressure and water pressure and I kind of babied it through the `Ws’,” Vahsholtz said. “When I got through those my oil pressure went back up and my water pressure came down.” While Vahsholtz’s final time of 9 minutes, 54.700 seconds was far short of what he was hoping for, it was more than good enough to win his division and cement his place in history as the most successful driver ever in the “Race to the Clouds.” Vahsholtz set a new record in the Open Wheel class, surpassing Robby Unser’s 1994 mark of 10:05.850. It was the oldest remaining record among current car classes. “I thought I would get here in the high (9:30s), but the road wasn’t there for me,” said Vahsholtz, who has won 21 of his 23 Hill Climb races. “Hats off to those guys who got in the low 9s.” In what was similar to an Oscar-acceptance speech,
Vahsholtz first and foremost thanked his incredible racing team of Joe Lyons, “Big” Pat Davis, Frank Fruciano, and Trent Dediekhoff, as well as his father Leonard (the owner of his spiffy No. 18 gold and black 2013 Pikes Peak Challenge), and wife and Woodland Park High School sweetheart, Shelly. “Everybody puts a lot of work into this car, so that’s why it gets to the top,” said Clint, who was clocked at 121 mph at Picnic Ground. “You have to finish before you can even think about winning and that’s what we did today.” Pikes Peak was unofficially dubbed “Unser Mountain” nearly a century ago when the legendary Colorado Springsracing family began its quest of a then-record 38 titles. The list of Unser drivers over the years has included Jerry, Louis, Joe, Jerry Jr., Louie, Bobby, Al. Bobby Jr., Al Jr., Robby, Johnny and Jeri. The Vahsholtz family of Leonard, also known as “Pappy,” Clint and Clint’s son, Codie, has 41 titles. Leonard won 18, plus one exhibition championship in 2008 (his final year of racing), while Codie won his lone motorcycle title in 2013. It can be argued that no driver in the history of the Hill Climb knows the 12.42-mile course of 156 harrowing twists and turns better than Leonard. So after he saw the problems that Dallenbach had during his run (about noon), he was more than a little concerned. “Anytime you put all this work into this and have failure it’s heartbreaking,” Leonard said of Dallenbach’s run. “At least he didn’t crash and hurt himself in the car. “I thought he could run in the 9:20s and I thought s we could get into the 9:30s.” Leonard, keeping a close eye on data, watching racing times
Clint Vahsholtz gets ready to take off up Pikes Peak Highway during qualifying on June 26. and making his way through the pits, made sure he gave his son every bit of good advice he could before he settled behind the wheel. Temperatures at the start line reached the high 70s - at least by the time Clint headed up the mountain at about 12:25 p.m. The winds also picked up considerably around Mile Marker 16. The qualifying runs were completed June 26. To no one’s surprise - not even Clint’s - Dallenbach and his No. 98 car shattered the old record of 4:07.8; Dallenbach posted a time of 4:02.5. “The car handled great up there and gave me the confidence to push harder,” remarked Dallenbach at the time. Clint jokingly said earlier
in the week that the mountain might have to be renamed in honor of Dallenbach - a Basalt resident - if he continued on his present path. “He’s really tearing it up,” Clint said. Qualifying runs were completed on the first half of the course, ending just before Glen Cove. The Open Wheel Class is the traditional race car on Pikes Peak. The cars’ appearance ranges from an Indy car-style to dune buggies. Open wheel cars have competed in every Pikes Peak International Hill Climb since the first race in 1916. Dallenbach returned to the Open Wheel Class this year after setting the world record in the Time Attack Division in 2013. His Open Wheel car, with a
small block Chevy engine producing 750 horsepower, was purposely built for Pikes Peak and adapted over time for changing road conditions. The mountain was converted to all-asphalt in 2012. Dallenbach’s crew, Loophole Racing of Colorado Springs, is led by owners David and Bud Hoffpauir. They lost their homes and shop in the 2013 Black Forest Fire. Their talented team includes Scott Gross, David LaPerche, Tony Peak, Alan Smith and Steve Woods. Codie Vahsholtz narrowly missed winning his second Hill Climb trophy in the Pikes Peak Lightweight motorcycle division. His second-place time of 11:02.054 was less than four seconds behind Cal Collins of Glendale, Arizona.
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LOT 18, ARROWHEAD ESTATES, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.
Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records.
which has the address of: 535 Red Feather Lane Woodland Park, CO 80863
Original Grantor: EDWARD E WORMINGTON Original Beneficiary: VECTRA BANK COLORADO, NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: 3/6/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 3/9/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 604158 Original Principal Amount: $84,955.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $72,416.83
Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
Public Trustees Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0010 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: DWIGHT W DEW AND GREGORY W MAY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR VECTRA BANK COLORADO, NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: 11/30/2012 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 12/3/2012 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 658461 Original Principal Amount: $152,192.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $150,338.06 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 11, BLOCK 61, SHERWOOD FOREST ESTATES-UNIT SEVEN, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 569 Golden Grain Lane Divide, CO 80814 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 20, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/25/2014 Last Publication: 7/23/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/29/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: EVE M GRINA Attorney Registration #43658 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-000411 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0010 First Publication: 6/25/2014 Last Publication: 7/23/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0011 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 16, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: CHRISTOPHER E MULFORD Original Beneficiary: GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: 10/31/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 11/19/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 612938 Original Principal Amount: $222,007.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $205,418.97 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 18, ARROWHEAD ESTATES, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 535 Red Feather Lane Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 6, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certific-
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 6, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
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First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/18/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: ALISON L BERRY Attorney Registration #34531 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-000424 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0011 First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 3, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: KEVIN R. COLEMAN Original Beneficiary: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III Date of Deed of Trust: 10/22/2004 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 10/28/2004 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 572937 Original Principal Amount: $125,262.03 Outstanding Principal Balance: $103,982.44 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 1326, TRANQUIL ACRES ADDITION NO. 2, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO. TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: R0018440 NO COMMON ADDRESS GIVEN ON DEED OF TRUST. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES: which has the address of: 1239 Blossom Rd Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 6, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/7/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: HOLLY L DECKER Attorney Registration #32647 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250 , LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-913-26324 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0021 First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0022 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 3, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: EDWARD E WORMINGTON Original Beneficiary: VECTRA BANK COLORADO, NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: 3/6/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 3/9/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 604158 Original Principal Amount: $84,955.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $72,416.83 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
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The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. THAT PART OF LOTS 17, 18 AND 19, BLOCK 7, LITTLE MONTANA ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF VICTOR, LYING WEST OF THE FLORENCE AND CRIPPLE CREEK RAILROAD AND WEST OF HIGHTWAY 67, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 206 North 4th Street Victor, CO 80860 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 6, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/7/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: EVE M GRINA Attorney Registration #43658 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-000839 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0022 First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier
Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0024 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 16, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: JOHN KRENZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 12/23/2008 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 12/29/2008 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 623109 Original Principal Amount: $221,100.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $218,629.43 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together will all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 31, HIGHLAND LAKES SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 481 Pinon Lake Drive Divide, CO 80814 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 6, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
Notices follows:
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Public Trustees Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0023 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 11, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: WILLIAM D WOODS AND PATRICIA J WOODS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 11/7/2001 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 11/14/2001 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 526126** Original Principal Amount: $157,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $127,805.30 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. which has the address of: 550 Bridle Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 6, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/14/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: TONI M DALE Attorney Registration #30580 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-049-26328 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. EXHIBIT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION Trustee’s Sale No. 2014-0023 LOT 17, BLOCK 3, SUNNY SLOPE ACRES NO. 1, INCORPORATED, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. **THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON THE DEED OF TRUST WAS CORRECTED BY A SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED ON 04/02/14 AT RECEPTION NO. 670469 IN THE RECORDS OF TELLER COUNTY. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0023 First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0025 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: LINDA R GRANT Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust: 11/29/2012 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 12/19/2012 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 658917 Original Principal Amount: $138,890.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $136,552.50
First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
Dated: 4/18/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together will all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
Attorney: CHRISTOPHER T GROEN Attorney Registration #39976 THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney file #: 10-06240R
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 112, RANCH RESORTS OF COLORADO, SUBDIVISION NO. 2, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0024 First Publication: 6/11/2014 Last Publication: 7/9/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier
which has the address of: 61 Forge Dr Florissant, CO 80816 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together will all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 112, RANCH RESORTS OF COLORADO, SUBDIVISION NO. 2, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO
July 2, 2014
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NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0028
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 7, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and advertise your publicDemand notices call 303-566-4100 relating to the Deed of Trust dewhich has theTo address of: scribed below to be recorded in the 61 Forge Dr County of Teller records. Florissant, CO 80816 NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustees
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 20, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/25/2014 Last Publication: 7/23/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/29/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: LISA CANCANON Attorney Registration #42043 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 1068.100244.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0025 First Publication: 6/25/2014 Last Publication: 7/23/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0027 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: GEORGE E LONG, AND ANN T LONG Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: 12/5/2003 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 12/9/2003 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 559494 Original Principal Amount: $322,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $267,752.52 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 1, EVERGREEN HEIGHTS FILING NO. 3 - A REPLAT OF A PORTION OF CRESTVIEW WAY AND TRACT B-R, EVERGREEN HEIGHTS FILING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED FEBRUARY 13, 2002 AT RECEPTION NO. 529725, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO. which has the address of: 1421 Crestview Way Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 20, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/25/2014 Last Publication: 7/23/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 4/29/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: HOLLY L DECKER Attorney Registration #32647 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-910-26495 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0027 First Publication: 6/25/2014 Last Publication: 7/23/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0028 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 7, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: WILLIAM D. MARTIN AND STEPHANIE N. MARTIN Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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Original Grantor: WILLIAM D. MARTIN AND STEPHANIE N. MARTIN Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust: 3/6/2009 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 3/10/2009 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 624709 Original Principal Amount: $85,680.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $80,049.19 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together will all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 208A, BLOCK 16, SHERWOOD FOREST ESTATES UNIT TWO, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 511 Will Scarlet Dr Divide, CO 80814 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 27, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/2/2014 Last Publication: 7/30/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 5/7/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: LISA CANCANON Attorney Registration #42043 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 1068.100170.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0028 First Publication: 7/2/2014 Last Publication: 7/30/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0029 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 7, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: JERRY D. SHIELDS AND HENRI C. SHIELDS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: 9/14/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 9/24/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 610982 Original Principal Amount: $101,246.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $92,988.21 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together will all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. THE EAST 25 FEET OF THE WEST 75 FEET OF LOTS 13 THRU 16 AND THE WEST 25 FEET OF THE EAST 50 FEET OF LOTS 14, 15 AND 16, BLOCK 27, SPICER ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF VICTOR, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 205 Spicer Ave Victor, CO 80860 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of August 27, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/2/2014 Last Publication: 7/30/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 5/7/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint
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Monument couple designs and makes awards Public Notice
Nora and Rick LaMar have been making the To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of awards Trust: unique for On May 7, 2014, the undersigned Public six caused years from their Trustee the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Glassical Designs the County of Teller records. location Original Grantor: JERRY D. SHIELDS NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0029
AND HENRI C. SHIELDS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE dsummers@colorado FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. communitymedia.com Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: 9/14/2007 Recording Deed LaMar of Trust:usually NoraDate andof Rick 9/24/2007 have ain front-row seat at No. the Pikes Recorded Teller County: Reception 610982 PeakPrincipal International Hill Climb. Original Amount: $101,246.00 O uThat’s t s t a n d i nbecause g P r i n c i p afor l B athe l a n c elast : six $92,988.21
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years they’ve made the trophies fin-
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are given to the oftop arethat hereby notified that out the covenants theishers. deed of trust have been violated as follows:
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Failure to pay principal and interest when Glassical Designs, Inc., located due together will all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt seth near Centennial and cured by the Deed of Trust Blvd. and other viol- 30 St. ations of the terms thereof. in northwest Colorado Springs. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE “We were already working A FIRST LIEN. with the (Colorado Springs THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN Sports I SCorporation) A L L O F T H E Pand R O P Ethey R T Y Eput N - us in CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF with TRUST. touch a lot of the people that THE EAST 25 FEET OF THE WEST 75 they with,” said who FEET OF work LOTS 13 THRU 16 ANDNora, THE WEST 25 FEET OF THE EAST 50 FEET been owner president of OFhas LOTS 14, 15 AND 16,and BLOCK 27, SPICER ADDITION TO since THE TOWN OF started the company she VICTOR, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFthe COLORADO. business in 1984. “We got in
touch with the which has the address of: Hill Climb people 205 Spicerbegan Ave and designing a different Victor, CO 80860
award every year.” NOTICE OF SALE That is until this year when The current holder of the Evidence of Debt they byrepeated secured the Deed ofthe Trustspecial described design herein, has filed Notice of Election and that includes Pikes Peak. This Demand for sale as provided by law and in year’s said Deedaward of Trust. also has the title sponsor, “The THEREFORE, Notice Broadmoor” Is Hereby Given promthat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of inently engraved for all to see. August 27, 2014, at the Teller County Public The Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett LaMars used to arrive at Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at pubHill start licthe auction to theClimb highest and best line bidder before for cash, the said real property and all inthe sun rose over the mountain terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of to set up the awards. They have paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence Debt last secured by the Deed of takenofthe couple of years off Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses have left that chore of and sale and other items allowed by to law,the Hill and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 7/2/2014 Last Publication: 7/30/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier
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Dated: 5/7/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOAN OLSON Attorney Registration #28078 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 1269.100419.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0029 First Publication: 7/2/2014 Last Publication: 7/30/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier
Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to notice sent via certified mail to the last known address,all contents in the following units will be sold via S.Y.S. Auction And Sales on site on July 12, 2014. Auction to commence at 9:00 A.M. at 303 E. Highway 24 and then moving to the other storage locations. All remaining net proceeds to be applied to unpaid rents at Woodland Park UStore-It, P.O. Box 990, Woodland Park, Co. 80866. 719-687-9274 Stephani A. Plaisted: A-10 Michael Standridge: DD-14 Steven Darbee: BB-41 Robert Costello: H-5 Anthony Fraijo: C-5 Candice Hillen: C-5 Megan Franks: F-8 Gordon Cole: D-22 David Montano Jr.: CC-14/26 Julie Watson: B-9 Legal Notice No.: 933486 First Publication: June 25, 2014 Last Publication: July 2, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier
Government Legals Public Notice WOODLAND PARK PLANNING COMMISSION WOODLAND PARK CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 220 W. SOUTH AVENUE, WOODLAND PARK, CO REGULAR MEETING AGENDA JULY 10, 2014 –7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the regular meeting May 22, 2014 (A) IV. REQUESTS AND/OR PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. ZON14-001 Starbucks Coffee Company: Request for a Planned Unit Development/Planned Business Development (PUD/PBD) amendment to Walmart Center Lot 2 with a site plan review to construct a 5,000 square foot, multi-tenant, commercial building located at 19590 E. US HWY 24, Woodland Park, Colorado. The applicant is Matt Ladendorf of SBUX Holding Companies. (QJ) B. CUP14-003 Fred’s Towing: Request for Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an accessory U-Haul truck and trailer rental use to the existing automobile towing service use located in the Community Com-
Climb folks. “With the road now fully paved there seem to be more accidents and it makes for such a long day,” Rick said. Glassical Designs made about 100 pieces of crystal awards for this year’s Hill Climb. The firstplace trophy for each division weighs about seven pounds. They order the crystal from overseas and are able to make the trophies in less than a week. They are then boxed and ready to be hauled up toward the Peak. “Each award is unique and designed for each of the different divisions and categories that they have,” Nora said. “We feel really honored to do these awards.” The production area and warehouse is about 6,000 square feet. Glassical Designs is minutes away from UPS and FedEx locations. The LaMars moved to the Jackson Creek area of Monument about eight years ago when they relocated from southern California. They decided to lease their business space in Colorado Springs because it was more centrally located. Their youngest daughter, Jessie, graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in 2011. “It just made more sense at Public Notice the time,” Nora said. “I get on the City of Woodland Park freeway and I’m at the office in 20 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA minutes. When we were in southJuly 3, 2014 * 7:00 PM ern California is used to go eight The Monument wife and1.husband CALL TOteam ORDER. of Nora, left, and Rick Lamar own Glassical Designs. The corporate crystal and glass awards company ROLL CALL. miles and it would take me 30 to has been doing the Pikes2. International Hill Climb awards and trophies for five years. Photo by Danny Summers 3.Peak PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 40 minutes - in the carpool lane.” 4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: The LaMars got the Hill ClimbPublic Notice A. None too much in Colorado. With the Among Glassical Designs’DELETIONS lon5. ADDITIONS, ORThe LaMars have 10 full-time contract about six years ago. It Crack Filling at CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA: employees and mail out several advent of the internet most of our Georgegest-lasting Charter School corporate (Public customers comment not necessary.) is one of almost 1,500 they Lake have. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: hundred pieces each week. stuff is nationwide. are Mitsubishi Motors. Coldwell They started with 10 corporate Provide labor, material and equipment to (Public comment may be heard.) clean and fill the cracks in the concrete Leclercq A. Approve June 5,majority of our busi“There’s no order too small, we Banker’s, In-N-Out Burger, Uni-minutes of“The contracts in 1984 and were at 500 walkways and asphalt roadways sur2014 Regular Meeting. (A) rounding Lake George Charter School. B.Discount Approve May 2014 Statement versity of Phoenix, Tires ness of is Exnot local,” Nora said. “It do custom layouts and we bend by 1999. They have tripled thatthein penditures and authorize the Mayor to the last 15 years. over backwards for people.” around and of Mercedes Public Notice The work will consist cleaning allBenz. sign warrants in payment is thereof. (A) the county. We don’t do Public Notice
WOODLAND PARK PLANNING COMMISSION WOODLAND PARK CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 220 W. SOUTH AVENUE, WOODLAND PARK, CO REGULAR MEETING AGENDA JULY 10, 2014 –7:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the regular meeting May 22, 2014 (A) IV. REQUESTS AND/OR PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. ZON14-001 Starbucks Coffee Company: Request for a Planned Unit Development/Planned Business Development (PUD/PBD) amendment to Walmart Center Lot 2 with a site plan review to construct a 5,000 square foot, multi-tenant, commercial building located at 19590 E. US HWY 24, Woodland Park, Colorado. The applicant is Matt Ladendorf of SBUX Holding Companies. (QJ) B. CUP14-003 Fred’s Towing: Request for Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an accessory U-Haul truck and trailer rental use to the existing automobile towing service use located in the Community Commercial (CC) Zone District. The property is located at 314 N. HWY 67, Woodland Park, Colorado. The applicant is David Zeiler, owner of Fred’s Towing. (QJ) V. REPORTS A. Chairman’s Report B. Commissioners’ Reports C. Planning Director’s Report VI. DISCUSSION AND COMMENT VII. ADJOURNMENT (A) Administrative Action (QJ) Quasi-Judicial Action (L) Legislative Legal Notice No.: 933400 First Publication: July 2, 2014 Last Publication: July 2, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice Crack Filling at Lake George Charter School Provide labor, material and equipment to clean and fill the cracks in the concrete walkways and asphalt roadways surrounding the Lake George Charter School. The work will consist of cleaning all debris from the cracks using compressed air and/or manual brushing, preparing the concrete and asphalt for proper adhesion of the crack filling material and applying the crack filling material as per the manufacturer’s instructions. Any cracks wider than ¼” will have a backer rod installed prior to installing the crack filler. Any cracks deeper than ¼” will be filled with sand to within ¼” of the top of the concrete/asphalt prior to installing the crack filler. Care shall be taken to not overfill any cracks.
debris from the cracks using compressed air and/or manual brushing, preparing the concrete and asphalt for proper adhesion of the crack filling material and applying the crack filling material as per the manufacturer’s instructions. Any cracks wider than ¼” will have a backer rod installed prior to installing the crack filler. Any cracks deeper than ¼” will be filled with sand to within ¼” of the top of the concrete/asphalt prior to installing the crack filler. Care shall be taken to not overfill any cracks.
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The crack filling material shall be SealMaster Concrete Crack Filler manufactured by Thor Works Industries or equivalent for the concrete surfaces and SealMaster Pourable Crack Sealant manufactured by Thor Works Industries or equivalent for the asphalt surface repairs. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean worksite while the project is in progress and cleaning up the worksite and hauling off all trash after the project is completed. All work is to be performed in a safe and workmanlike manner in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal requirements. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining all licensing, permits, inspections, insurance, etc. required for the project. The work shall be completed prior to the start of the 2014/15 school year (August 11, 2014). Bids need to be submitted to Lake George Charter School by July 14, 2014. Call 719748-3911 for more information. Mail bids to PO Box 420, Lake George, CO 80827 or Fax to 719-748-8151. EOE Legal Notice No.: 933495 First Publication: July 2, 2014 Last Publication: July 9, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice City of Woodland Park CITY COUNCIL AGENDA July 3, 2014 * 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: A. None 5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA: (Public comment not necessary.) 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Public comment may be heard.) Leclercq A. Approve minutes of June 5, 2014 Regular Meeting. (A) B. Approve May 2014 Statement of Expenditures and authorize the Mayor to sign warrants in payment thereof. (A) 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. None 8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING: Buttery/Cirka A. Consider Ordinance No. 1217 on initial posting regarding Parking Lot Signage Enforcement and set the Public hearing for July 17, 2014. (L) 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Public comment may be heard.) Leclercq A. Approve application from Ute Pass Brewing Company, LLC for a new Brew Pub Liquor License located at 209 East Midland Avenue. (QJ) 10. NEW BUSINESS: Riley A. Consider Resolution No.776 changing a roadway name to Circle Drive from Circle Drive Avenue as originally established by the Dewell Addition subdivision recorded in 1948. (A) Riley B. Consider adoption of the Board of Review Rules of Procedure. (A) C. Consider an application for a Temporary Use Permit from Kim and Bodie Packham for overnight camping of vendors at 10250 E. Highway 24 from August 11, 2014 to August 18, 2014 for the Rock, Gem and Mineral Show. (A) 11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: 12. REPORTS: (Public comment not necessary.) A. Mayor’s Report. B. Council Reports. C. City Attorney’s Report. D. City Manager’s and Department Reports. Fleer 1. Combined report of Economic
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. None 8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING: Buttery/Cirka A. Consider Ordinance No. 1217 on initial posting regarding Parking Lot Signage Enforcement and set the Public hearing for July 17, 2014. (L) 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Public comment may be heard.) Leclercq A. Approve application from Ute Pass Brewing Company, LLC for a new Brew Pub Liquor License located at 209 East Midland Avenue. (QJ) 10. NEW BUSINESS: Riley A. Consider Resolution No.776 changing a roadway name to Circle Drive from Circle Drive Avenue as originally established by the Dewell Addition subdivision recorded in 1948. (A) Riley B. Consider adoption of the Board of Review Rules of Procedure. (A) C. Consider an application for a Temporary Use Permit from Kim and Bodie Packham for overnight camping of vendors at 10250 E. Highway 24 from August 11, 2014 to August 18, 2014 for the Rock, Gem and Mineral Show. (A) 11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: 12. REPORTS: (Public comment not necessary.) A. Mayor’s Report. B. Council Reports. C. City Attorney’s Report. D. City Manager’s and Department Reports. Fleer 1. Combined report of Economic and Downtown Development and Main Street update. (A) 13. COMMENTS ON WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE: (Public comment not necessary.) 14. ADJOURNMENT. ** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982.
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(A) Administrative (QJ) Quasi-Judicial (L) Legislative Legal Notice No.: 933496 First Publication: July 2, 2014 Last Publication: July 2, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice City of Woodland Park Parks and Recreation Advisory Board July 9, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Downstairs Conference Room Agenda I. Call To Order and Roll Call II. Approval of Minutes A. May 14, 2014 Meeting III. Reports A. Parks and Recreation Report IV. Old Business V. New Business A. Develop Friends of the Park Standards VI. Public Comments Not on the Agenda VII. Adjourn Legal Notice No.: 933498 First Publication: July 2, 2014 Last Publication: July 2, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier
Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Thursday, July 10, 2014 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ Meeting Room 1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official’s Report - Administrator’s Report 2. 9:25 a.m.: Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 9:35 a.m.: Employee Service Awards 4. 9:40 a.m.: Clerk and Recorder: Consider approval of Special Event Liquor Permit for Mountain of the Sun Music Festival 5. 9:45 a.m.: Treasurer: Consider approval to authorize Treasurer to open Brokerage Account and Investment Securities Transactions. 6. 9:50 a.m.: CDSD-Planning: Consider an application for an amendment to the text of the Teller County Land Use Regulations. Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Chris Brandt, County Attorney Adjournment The implementation, modification, rescission, or amendment of a restriction on open burning in Teller County may be added to the Agenda of, and considered at, this meeting. If possible, an Amended Agenda adding that item will be posted, and placed on the Teller County website, at least 24 hours before the meeting. Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item. Legal Notice No.: 933499 First Publication: July 2, 2014 Last Publication: July 2, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice AGENDA – JULY 2, 2014 Regular Meeting - 5:30 PM Location: Cripple Creek City Council Chambers 337 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
AGENDA – JULY 2, 2014 Regular Meeting - 5:30 PM Location: Cripple Creek City Council Chambers 337 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
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CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PRIOR MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT ADMINISTRATOR REPORT FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT 1) PRESENTATION – PARSONS BRINKERHOFF FOR TASK ORDER #5, QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE/CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION FOR THE BENNETT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; JIM BLASING 2) PRESENTATION – OF STREE T OVERLAY FOR COST AND CONSIDERATIONS; JIM BLASING 3) 2ND READING OF ORDINANC E #2014-04 – A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO HISTORIC FAÇADE REVIEWS IN THE BB ZONE DISTRICT AND PERMITTED USES IN THE GAMING DISTRICT FOR THE C-1 ZONES; KATHY STOCKTON 4) 2ND READING OF ORDINANCE #2014-05 – A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK FOR THE ARES DESCRIBED HEREIN FROM BB ZONE DISTRICT TO C-1 ZONE DISTRICT; KATHY STOCKTON 5) REVIEW OF VARIANCE IN THE R-2 ZONE AT S HWY 67 AND SILVER STREET (E 35 FT L13, B2, CR CK HAYDEN PLACER ADD) TO ALLOW A BILLBOARD SIGN, LOUIS AND PATRICIA GOLDMAN, APPLICANTS; KATHY STOCKTON 6) 1ST READING OF ORDINANCE # 2014-06 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE OF A CITY-OWNED EASEMENT AND OTHER INTERESTS; LEE PHILLIPS 7) REQUEST TO AMEND CRIPPLE CREEK MUNICIPAL CODE 4-5-20(G), ESTABLISHMENT AND PAYMENT OF GAMING DEVICE FEE, TO ALLOW A RELEASE OF THE OWING BUT UNPAID DEVICE FEE WHERE A CASINO GOES OUT OF BUSINESS DURING THE QUARTER; JIM DRUCK/BIG JIM’S CASINO 8) PURCHASE OF NEW POLES FOR THE NEW STREETLIGHTS BENNETT AVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; JIM BLASING 9) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW STREETLIGHT POLES BENNETT AVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; JIM BLASING Legal Notice No.: 933497 First Publication: July 2, 2014 Last Publication: July 2, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier
CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PRIOR MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT ADMINISTRATOR REPORT FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT
When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify you. Reading your public notices is the best way to find out what is 1) PRESENTATION PARSONSIf BRINKhappening in your community and how it affects –you. you don’t ERHOFF FOR TASK ORDER #5, QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE/CONSTRUCTION read public notices, you never know what you might OBSERVAmiss. TION FOR THE BENNETT IMPROVEThe contractor will be responsible for
The crack filling material shall be SealMaster Concrete Crack Filler manufactured by Thor Works Industries or equivalent for the concrete surfaces and SealMaster Pourable Crack Sealant manufactured by Thor Works Industries or equivalent for the asphalt surface repairs.
maintaining a safe and clean worksite while the project is in progress and cleaning up the worksite and hauling off all trash after the project is completed.
All work is to be performed in a safe and workmanlike manner in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal requirements. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining all licensing, permits, inspections, insurance, etc. required for the project. The work shall be completed prior to the start of the 2014/15 school year (August 11, 2014).
Notices are meant to be noticed. Read your public notices and get involved! MENT PROJECT; JIM BLASING 2) PRESENTATION – OF STREET OVERLAY FOR COST AND CONSIDERATIONS; JIM BLASING 3) 2N D READING OF ORDINANCE #2014-04 – A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO HISTORIC FAÇADE REVIEWS IN THE BB ZONE DISTRICT AND PERMITTED USES IN THE GAMING DISTRICT FOR THE C-1 ZONES; KATHY STOCKTON 4) 2ND READING OF ORDINANCE
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Church in the Wildwood celebrates 125 By Pat Hill
phill@colorado communitymedia.com From praying on a sawdust trail to worshipping in an architectural gem, the congregation of Church in the Wildwood reflects the evolving nature of collective worship in Green Mountain Falls. This month the church celebrates its 125th anniversary in five 25-year blocks that peek into the area’s history. “We’re going to talk about the concerns of the people who lived at that time,” said Pastor David Shaw. “What innovations were taking place that deeply affected their lives? What were the struggles and how did Christianity change?” Church files harbor an historical account of the early days when people would either pray in their homes or, in impromptu fashion, at the lumber yard. “The original history of the church says that it was truly a sawdust trail,” Shaw said. “They held Sunday school in their homes.” The yard was across U.S. 24 on land that eventually became the location for the Brockhurst Ranch and later the Children’s Ark. In 1889, a year after the town was incorporated, B.F. Crowell secured a $1,000 promissory note to begin construction of the church on Ute Pass Avenue. The church opened July 17 of that year. Shaw and the anniversary committee relied on Ute Pass historian Jan Pettit to fill in the information gaps. In a time when the tradition of going to church has weakened across the United States, Church in the Wildwood, a denomination of the United Church of Christ, is holding its own. “Our congregation, in comparison to many mainline Protestant congregations, has adapted enormously well to the circumstances and the hand we’ve been dealt,” Shaw said. “We are in a sort of post-
Christendom kind of society where going to church is not seen as a mandatory thing anymore in our culture. People feel like they can watch church on TV or through the Internet.” Nonetheless, the church, as all churches do these days, faces competition. “Four years or 50 years ago, there weren’t 160, or whatever it is, Christian churches in Colorado Springs, or 17, whatever it is, in Woodland Park,” Shaw said. As a result, today’s congregations are motivated by something other than what they were in the past. “We recognize that people may not come to us for community but for spirituality. I think that has been a big difference,” Shaw said. “It’s not that I think people wanted to ignore their spiritual side 40 or 50 years ago, but I think there was a much more community-oriented component to it.” Bonny McAllister, a member of the committee planning the celebration, adds a note: “On the other hand, I do think people come to church on a Sunday for community; you’re reminded that everyone else here is struggling with similar things, all trying to be on a road to the Kingdom — it’s a shot-inthe-arm kind of a booster,” McAllister said. “I love the people in the church, and the kids — it is community.” Maybe it’s a little of both, Shaw said. “Bonny probably has a different perspective than I do, which is good and healthy,” he said. Shaw and his congregation are visible in the community with the outreach programs that include a food pantry, community dinner and a special service where people gather to talk about spirituality, each on Tuesday evenings. “People who didn’t grow up in the church have the opportunity to ask questions at the service,” Shaw said. “Young people really appreciate that.” As well, the church hosts a community garden, a project led
Church in the Wildwood Pastor David Shaw corrals two young parishioners to smile for the camera. To the left of Shaw are Zachary and Alec. Photo by Pat Hill by Carla Chapman; others in the church are engaged in helping children who live in a foster home in town. “There are a lot of people in town who don’t come to our church but have been helped and blessed by this congregation in a variety of ways,” Shaw said. “In whatever ways people can be beautiful this is a beautiful community.” As well, some in the congregation are working on refurbishing the Sallie Bush Community Building, to which the church holds the deed. Recently, the church secured a $180,000 Community Development Block Grant for the ADA-portion of the project. “We want to do something about Sallie Bush at the service on
the last Sunday of the celebration,” McAllister said. The celebration planned by McAllister and the committee touches various aspects of the area’s history, presented by Shaw, along with something that denotes the present: • July 13, 1889-1914: Dedication of the lower Fellowship Hall • July 20, 1914-1939: Ice cream social and bake sale\vintage cars provided by the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Veterans Motorcar Club of America • July 27, 1939-1964: Potluck dinner and a talk by the church’s first full-time minister, Con Pyle, along with music provided by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet
Singing in America • Aug. 2, Saturday: The church celebrates Bronc Day with a float in the parade and blues singer Keith Reed and students from Colorado College. As well, the church hosts tours that day. • Aug. 3, 1964-1989: Performance of the choir, including the children • Aug. 10, 1989-2014: Silver Tea reception and presentation of a handmade quilt by the children to the church. “I think we are honoring our past with this process but not completely looking backwards,” Shaw said. The Sunday services begin at 10:30 a.m.